Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 8 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 20 May 2026 at 13:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 40 recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 May 2026 — 22 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 24 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 7:54AM CDT until May 20 at 8:45AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
An estimated 787,747 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 May 2026
- May 27, 2026 · score 48 · 3.1 km
- May 20, 2026 · score 48 · 4.8 km
- May 9, 2026 · score 48 · 17.2 km
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 81 % 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 26.1425, -97.3454 |
| Nearest City | San Benito (28 km) |
| Population Exposed | 787.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-20T12:54:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.918c59ae47c291930b45e72cf6c842ef |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cameron, TX; Willacy, TX; Cameron, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 7:54AM CDT until May 20 at 8:45AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-20T08:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Brownsville TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.918c59ae47c291930b45e72cf6c842ef616d5c2f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.653f4cfcb365bc7d9dcff80fa8594050d229cbb9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1276fbc10ed1518154a1207bf2c98e5e919bb68d.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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