Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 64 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 21 May 2026 at 14:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 8 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 20 May 2026. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 21 at 8:42AM CDT until May 21 at 9:45AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Nearby, since 11 May 2026
- May 20, 2026 · score 34 · 16.0 km
- July 23, 2026 · score 34 · 21.2 km
- May 11, 2026 · score 22 · 24.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 61 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 61% |
| Coordinates | 28.4842, -95.8216 |
| Nearest City | Bay City (57 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-21T13:42:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0621dc0666d0f01e3178a3e97942f9e4 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Matagorda Bay; Galveston Bay; Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM; Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM; Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM; Matagorda Bay; Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM; Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 21 at 8:42AM CDT until May 21 at 9:45AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-21T09:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Houston/Galveston TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0621dc0666d0f01e3178a3e97942f9e4700ad62d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.65cd81a50fd8f78fca7953ec967cffe0496d227a.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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