Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe Weather near Brownsville

MexicoNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 23 May 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 25 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 1:42PM CDT until May 23 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

An estimated 836,665 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 9 May 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 78 % 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)48 / 100
Our confidence78%
Coordinates25.9401, -97.4324
Nearest CityBrownsville (8 km)
Population Exposed836.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-23T18:42:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6edfc4cce65015b4f221cd97461dffe1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCameron, TX
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 1:42PM CDT until May 23 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
Expires2026-05-23T14:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Brownsville TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6edfc4cce65015b4f221cd97461dffe17cf41d84.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c1e18f6878a99632ddeaffe9560e95d4f9210789.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.abf1361ad2161e826026fa8617ce3e6197acf989.001.1"]

Safety Information

Always follow official guidance from your local emergency management agency. This platform provides scientific monitoring data and is not a substitute for official warnings. If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency number.

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 48/100, near Brownsville (Mexico), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.