This alert expired on 23 May 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 15 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 7:44PM CDT until May 22 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
Nearby, since 11 May 2026
- July 10, 2026 · score 22 · 9.3 km
- May 22, 2026 · score 46 · 11.3 km
- September 2, 2026 · score 32 · 21.1 km
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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 59% |
| Coordinates | 26.6728, -97.3847 |
| Nearest City | Harlingen (62 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T00:44:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.157b63536779a350809fd385af171669 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kenedy, TX; Willacy, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 7:44PM CDT until May 22 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-22T20:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Brownsville TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.157b63536779a350809fd385af171669360ec55b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.89a3fd7cd592f6c9c305b0e8a7b99fbf30f0b083.001.1"] |
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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.