Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 17 May 2026 at 22:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 5 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 May 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Dust Storm Warning issued May 17 at 3:20PM PDT until May 17 at 3:45PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 58 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
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 |
| Our confidence | 58% |
| Coordinates | 37.1502, -117.1933 |
| Nearest City | Pahrump (150 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T22:20:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Dust Storm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.257f1aebd2505a40743b7a2c74d1530a |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Dust Storm Warning |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Nye, NV; Esmeralda, NV; Inyo, CA |
| Headline | Dust Storm Warning issued May 17 at 3:20PM PDT until May 17 at 3:45PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV |
| Expires | 2026-05-17T15:45:00-07:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Las Vegas NV |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.257f1aebd2505a40743b7a2c74d1530a23e9c009.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2a18c69bb0f26094369d6afe9f45b0af584bfe39.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e644a8505e1631842d52ed907c19df19e48e78a5.001.1"] |
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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.