This alert expired on 23 May 2026 at 20:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 2:49PM CDT until May 23 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
An estimated 64,560 people live within 50 km of this point.
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 84 % 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 84% |
| Coordinates | 28.9833, -95.8933 |
| Nearest City | Bay City (7 km) |
| Population Exposed | 64.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T19:49:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c46b9dc6e2c90eb18c09ec0047140068c8895196.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Brazoria, TX; Matagorda, TX; Wharton, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 2:49PM CDT until May 23 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T15:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Houston/Galveston TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 63 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 18 ESE Palacios |
| Iem County | GMZ350 |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | HGX |
| Iem Remark | Mesonet station XMGB Matagorda Bay. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_28.590_-95.980_1779563760000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779563760000,"latitude":28.59,"longitude":-95.98}] |
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 39/100, near Bay City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.