Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 20 May 2026 at 06:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 17 recorded within 20 km of this point since 20 May 2026 — 7 others scored the same.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 19 at 11:09PM CDT until May 20 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

An estimated 206,354 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 20 May 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 81 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates29.0562, -94.9825
Nearest CityGalveston (32 km)
Population Exposed206.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-20T04:09:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.27faf1fe83728d8c321c96fc60829d5ad3869f4a.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescMatagorda Bay; Galveston Bay; Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM; Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM; Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued May 19 at 11:09PM CDT until May 20 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
Expires2026-05-20T01:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Houston/Galveston TX
HasExactCoordstrue

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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.