Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe Weather in Mexico

MexicoNOAA

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.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

This alert expired on 9 May 2026 at 09:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 6 recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 May 2026 — 2 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 May 9 at 3:11AM CDT until May 9 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

An estimated 672,208 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 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)48 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates27.1818, -99.2184
Nearest CityNuevo Laredo (45 km)
Population Exposed672.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Date2026-05-09 — time not reported by the source
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.be27baa2716d2dfa60c5747f77eb1acf

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescJim Hogg, TX; Zapata, TX; Zapata, TX
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 9 at 3:11AM CDT until May 9 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
Expires2026-05-09T04:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Brownsville TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.be27baa2716d2dfa60c5747f77eb1acfa3d5d435.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b98a7dd3ad4462c2ccfea46e3c9587e9caa8ae81.001.1"]

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