Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 7 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 16 May 2026 at 11:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 120 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 May 2026 — 105 others scored the same. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: High Wind Watch issued May 15 at 2:08PM PDT until May 18 at 5:00AM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV
An estimated 15,345 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 May 2026
- August 27, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
- August 10, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 34.0000, -111.1000 |
| Nearest City | Payson (33 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-17T18:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b7acbf4f0381fb83c1b3f732a4ac9ca16a6204d1.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | High Wind Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Lake Mead - AZ side; Lake Mohave - AZ side; Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County; White Mountains of Inyo County; Death Valley National Park; Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve; Morongo Basin; Cadiz Basin; San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley; Owens Valley South; Owens Valley North; Esmeralda and Central Nye County; Lincoln County; Northeast Clark County; Western Clark and Southern Nye County; Sheep Range; Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon; Las Vegas Valley; Southern Clark County; Lake Mead - NV side; Lake Mohave - NV side |
| Headline | High Wind Watch issued May 15 at 2:08PM PDT until May 18 at 5:00AM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV |
| Expires | 2026-05-16T04:00:00-07:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Las Vegas NV |
| HasExactCoords | false |
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.