Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 20 May 2026 at 10:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 27 recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 May 2026 — 12 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 19 May 2026. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 20 at 4:45AM CDT until May 20 at 5:45AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX

An estimated 332,355 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 11 May 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 86 % 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 confidence86%
Coordinates27.6542, -97.0709
Nearest CityPortland (35 km)
Population Exposed332.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-20T09:45:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab630a997382b716465507b257c7c5cb

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescCorpus Christi and Nueces Bays; Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays; San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays; Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM; Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM; Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre; Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays; Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM; Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued May 20 at 4:45AM CDT until May 20 at 5:45AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
Expires2026-05-20T05:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Corpus Christi TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab630a997382b716465507b257c7c5cb8b53e83f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.961a5973782b02a04eccbb251cddafa846ab4ff7.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude69
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City1 SSE CC Airport
Iem CountyNueces
Iem StateTX
Iem WfoCRP
Iem RemarkASOS station KCRP Corpus Christi.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_G_27.770_-97.500_1779269820000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779269820000,"latitude":27.77,"longitude":-97.5}]

Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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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.