Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 9 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 23 May 2026 at 12:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 23rd strongest of the 46 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 23 at 7:04AM CDT until May 23 at 7:30AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
An estimated 480,082 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- July 22, 2026 · score 43 · 4.7 km
- September 2, 2026 · score 37 · 9.0 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 43 · 10.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 90 % 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 | 90% |
| Coordinates | 29.4874, -94.7416 |
| Nearest City | Texas City (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 480.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T12:04:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.759cd85c4c0617dec1f0181e04a9d1e4121d0d35.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Galveston Bay; Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 23 at 7:04AM CDT until May 23 at 7:30AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T07:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Houston/Galveston TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | AOL.com |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_494315_140","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779536889000,"latitude":29.76,"longitude":-95.36},{"id":"gnews_weather_494310_149","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779516597000,"latitude":29.76,"longitude":-95.36}] |
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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Texas City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.