Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

TorranceUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 9 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 17 May 2026 at 00:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 144 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 16 May 2026. 20 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Storm Warning issued May 16 at 3:27AM AKDT until May 17 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK

An estimated 56,312 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 8 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 39 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)39 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates34.8000, -106.2000
Nearest CityLos Lunas (48 km)
Population Exposed56.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-17T13:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Storm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32c5e4eefeb58223eb78c5f2e279013b

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventStorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM; Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM; Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM
HeadlineStorm Warning issued May 16 at 3:27AM AKDT until May 17 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
Expires2026-05-16T16:00:00-08:00
SenderNameNWS Anchorage AK
HasExactCoordsfalse
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32c5e4eefeb58223eb78c5f2e279013b25577e26.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5a2b921b2d2c20a8fc67f5aa410a2da65ac3b780.002.2","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5a2b921b2d2c20a8fc67f5aa410a2da65ac3b780.003.2"]

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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.