This alert expired on 10 March 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 12 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Dust Storm Warning issued March 10 at 3:24PM CDT until March 10 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
An estimated 22,707 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- May 26, 2026 · score 34 · 10.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 84 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 84% |
| Coordinates | 31.5620, -102.8780 |
| Nearest City | West Odessa (47 km) |
| Population Exposed | 22.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-10T20:24:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Dust Storm Warning |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX |
| Headline | Dust Storm Warning issued March 10 at 3:24PM CDT until March 10 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX |
| Expires | 2026-03-10T16:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Midland/Odessa TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | N |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 1 ENE Thorntonville |
| Iem County | Ward |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | MAF |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_N_31.580_-102.910_1773173100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773173100000,"latitude":31.58,"longitude":-102.91}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near West Odessa (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.