This alert expired on 16 July 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 35 recorded within 20 km of this point since 1 May 2026 — 18 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 16 at 5:18PM CDT until July 16 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
An estimated 269,659 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 1 May 2026
- May 26, 2026 · score 43 · 9.9 km
- July 16, 2026 · score 43 · 11.9 km
- May 23, 2026 · score 43 · 15.4 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 80 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 31.9725, -102.1925 |
| Nearest City | Midland (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 269.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-16T22:18:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab77ffea6ce0a984f642d0574fd680c0bdfb91f2.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Ector, TX; Martin, TX; Midland, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 16 at 5:18PM CDT until July 16 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX |
| Expires | 2026-07-16T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Midland/Odessa TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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 43/100, near Midland (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.