Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

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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 11 May 2026 at 08:15 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 — 5 others scored the same.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 11 at 2:08AM CDT until May 11 at 3:15AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

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

Nearby, since 11 May 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 80 % 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 confidence80%
Coordinates27.6745, -96.9570
Nearest CityPortland (42 km)
Population Exposed332.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-11T07:08:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b950db74f95cfa845b8ad0fe9ff772fe

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescMatagorda Bay; Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM; Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre; Corpus 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 Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM; Laguna Madre From The Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM North Of Port Mansfield TX; Laguna Madre From 5 nm North Of Port Mansfield To Baffin Bay TX; Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield TX out 20 NM; Waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield TX from 20 to 60 NM
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued May 11 at 2:08AM CDT until May 11 at 3:15AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Expires2026-05-11T03:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Houston/Galveston TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
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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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