Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 62 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 20 May 2026 at 12:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 17th strongest of the 42 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 11 May 2026. 15 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 20 at 6:48AM CDT until May 20 at 7:45AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
An estimated 211,234 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 May 2026
- May 20, 2026 · score 48 · 4.7 km
- May 9, 2026 · score 48 · 9.2 km
- May 20, 2026 · score 48 · 16.8 km
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.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 26.2247, -97.1558 |
| Nearest City | San Benito (48 km) |
| Population Exposed | 211.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-20T11:48:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3483909c96a382766583e4b6c738bae44cbc8cf5.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado; Laguna Madre From The Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM North Of Port Mansfield TX; Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM; Waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield TX from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 20 at 6:48AM CDT until May 20 at 7:45AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-20T07:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Brownsville TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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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