Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 39 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 14:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 35 recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 May 2026 — 13 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 21 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 20 at 8:27AM CDT until May 20 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

An estimated 721,973 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 82 % 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 confidence82%
Coordinates26.1859, -97.1376
Nearest CityBrownsville (48 km)
Population Exposed722.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-20T13:27:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.25309fb85aa0cc66b7f4d8fa3147f381

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescLaguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado; Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM; Waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River from 20 to 60 NM; Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado; Laguna Madre From The Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM North Of Port Mansfield TX; Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River 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 20 at 8:27AM CDT until May 20 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
Expires2026-05-20T09:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Brownsville TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.25309fb85aa0cc66b7f4d8fa3147f38183bc3414.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9cffbebb4cbcb1e76ba3cca348fac4707d78ecd5.001.1"]

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 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.