This alert expired on 5 August 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 7 recorded within 20 km of this point since 21 May 2026 — 5 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: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 4:58PM MDT until August 5 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Nearby, since 21 May 2026
- May 21, 2026 · score 22 · 15.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 64 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | 36.5180, -104.4547 |
| Nearest City | Santa Fe (162 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-05T22:58:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f02134baa266caff910ef31433a33428 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Colfax, NM |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 4:58PM MDT until August 5 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM |
| Expires | 2026-08-05T17:30:00-06:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Albuquerque NM |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f02134baa266caff910ef31433a334289ed6a5bb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ac9e3ff20cba45fa8bbf0f34b74c50a7e7921de0.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 3 NE Folsom |
| Iem County | Union |
| Iem State | NM |
| Iem Wfo | ABQ |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_36.880_-103.880_1785965400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785965400000,"latitude":36.88,"longitude":-103.88}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.