This alert expired on 15 March 2026 at 19:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 41 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Dust Storm Warning issued March 15 at 12:06PM CDT until March 15 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- March 15, 2026 · score 28 · 5.7 km
- June 1, 2026 · score 22 · 15.6 km
- May 14, 2026 · score 22 · 17.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 13 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 67 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 67% |
| Coordinates | 34.9960, -100.9840 |
| Nearest City | Pampa (61 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-15T17:06:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn-oid-2_49_0_1_840_0_d5d6a4dee11c56d4b0e60552353cd96936c0e291_001_1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Dust Storm Warning |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Armstrong, TX; Donley, TX |
| Headline | Dust Storm Warning issued March 15 at 12:06PM CDT until March 15 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T14:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Amarillo TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | N |
| Iem Magnitude | 59 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 S Caprock Canyons Sta |
| Iem County | Briscoe |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| Iem Remark | West Texas Mesonet. |
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Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 187 scientific monitoring sources.