This alert expired on 15 March 2026 at 15:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 11 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — one other scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Dust Storm Warning issued March 15 at 9:21AM MDT until March 15 at 9:45AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- September 1, 2026 · score 16 · 18.0 km
- July 8, 2026 · score 22 · 22.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 68 % 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 | 68% |
| Coordinates | 37.5920, -105.8760 |
| Nearest City | Cañon City (110 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-15T15:21:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn-oid-2_49_0_1_840_0_dd7e1bb21ad04c2e1de60db9dcabf87414eeab18_001_1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Dust Storm Warning |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Alamosa, CO |
| Headline | Dust Storm Warning issued March 15 at 9:21AM MDT until March 15 at 9:45AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T09:45:00-06:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Pueblo CO |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | N |
| Iem Magnitude | 68 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 6 SW Westcliffe |
| Iem County | Custer |
| Iem State | CO |
| Iem Wfo | PUB |
| Iem Remark | Mesonet station CW5478 Westcliffe. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_2_37.580_-105.870_1773587700000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773587700000,"latitude":37.58,"longitude":-105.87},{"id":"iem_N_38.070_-105.530_1773568080000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773568080000,"latitude":38.07,"longitude":-105.53}] |
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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.