Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 56 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 6 July 2026 at 03:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the only one we have recorded within 20 km of this point since 6 July 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Dust Storm Warning issued July 5 at 9:11PM CDT until July 5 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
How we know
2 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.66/1 |
| Coordinates | 31.5143, -101.2742 |
| Nearest City | San Angelo (79 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-06T02:11:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Dust Storm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.160f5c017066fc1310b6bf257e1c4b56 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-07-06T02:11:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-06T02:26:32.517Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Dust Storm Warning |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Lea, NM; Andrews, TX; Crane, TX; Dawson, TX; Ector, TX; Gaines, TX; Glasscock, TX; Howard, TX; Loving, TX; Martin, TX; Midland, TX; Pecos, TX; Reagan, TX; Upton, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX; Coke, TX; Coleman, TX; Concho, TX; Irion, TX; Runnels, TX; Sterling, TX; Tom Green, TX |
| Headline | Dust Storm Warning issued July 5 at 9:11PM CDT until July 5 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX |
| Expires | 2026-07-05T22:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Midland/Odessa TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.160f5c017066fc1310b6bf257e1c4b5677ed8133.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.760d06fbc0948f1e5d45ce66648ed48bd4b2d4ad.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 5 SSW Sterling City |
| Iem County | Sterling |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | SJT |
| Iem Remark | A semi truck and RV trailer was blown over Highway 163. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_31.780_-101.020_1783300620000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783300620000,"latitude":31.78,"longitude":-101.02}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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