Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

WebbUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 11 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 19 May 2026 at 04:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 7th strongest of the 12 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 19 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 11:20PM CDT until May 18 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX

An estimated 256,153 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 19 May 2026

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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates27.8990, -99.7171
Nearest CityLaredo (48 km)
Population Exposed256.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-19T04:20:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3cd0d2482d7a668c4ec430fc8ab83efa

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescWebb, TX; La Salle, TX; Webb, TX
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 11:20PM CDT until May 18 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Expires2026-05-18T23:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Corpus Christi TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3cd0d2482d7a668c4ec430fc8ab83efa033dbe28.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.82677a3b4818d7a31eed45d743a1416fc8b61d46.001.1"]

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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.