Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 37 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 11 km from here.
This alert expired on 27 May 2026 at 14:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 14 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. 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: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 8:33AM CDT until May 27 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
An estimated 266,667 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 8 March 2026
- May 24, 2026 · score 43 · 3.4 km
- March 9, 2026 · score 36 · 6.2 km
- September 3, 2026 · score 37 · 7.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 26.4346, -97.7343 |
| Nearest City | Harlingen (27 km) |
| Population Exposed | 266.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-27T13:33:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d40211cdddc98fce5f68c848459d324e |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kenedy, TX; Willacy, TX; Hidalgo, TX; Kenedy, TX; Willacy, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 8:33AM CDT until May 27 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-27T09:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Brownsville TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d40211cdddc98fce5f68c848459d324eac626866.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf5e39b39c7a253a04b030c5d9f89a31ec451f87.001.1"] |
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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