Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

EsmeraldaUnited StatesNOAA

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 18 May 2026 at 00:00 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.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Dust Storm Warning issued May 17 at 3:09PM PDT until May 17 at 5:00PM 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 59 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)22 / 100
Our confidence59%
Coordinates37.1524, -117.1833
Nearest CityPahrump (150 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-17T22:09:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Dust Storm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e644a8505e1631842d52ed907c19df19

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventDust Storm Warning
UrgencyExpected
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescInyo, CA; Nye, NV; Esmeralda, NV
HeadlineDust Storm Warning issued May 17 at 3:09PM PDT until May 17 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV
Expires2026-05-17T17:00:00-07:00
SenderNameNWS Las Vegas NV
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e644a8505e1631842d52ed907c19df19e48e78a5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.809884be5af9a7e8424d64662a267c81a28e0a14.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ccd1bbc6ce9028ad66fa0b6bd1db2a8741bb657a.001.1"]

Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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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.