Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 52

Severe Weather near San Benito

CameronUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 9 May 2026 at 15:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 18 recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 May 2026 — 4 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 9 at 10:18AM CDT until May 9 at 10:45AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

An estimated 1,024,212 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 9 May 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 52 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)52 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates26.0665, -97.6570
Nearest CitySan Benito (8 km)
Population Exposed1.0M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-09T15:18:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.815b3993620f75f90bd40f1d0b6bf213bb3f9460.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCameron, TX; Willacy, TX
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 9 at 10:18AM CDT until May 9 at 10:45AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
Expires2026-05-09T10:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Brownsville TX
HasExactCoordstrue

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 52/100, near San Benito (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.