This alert expired on 20 May 2026 at 10:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 31 recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 May 2026 — 11 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 4:38AM CDT until May 20 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
An estimated 358,580 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 11 May 2026
- May 27, 2026 · score 43 · 6.0 km
- June 15, 2026 · score 43 · 9.0 km
- May 19, 2026 · score 43 · 13.7 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 81 % 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 | 81% |
| Coordinates | 27.5360, -97.4107 |
| Nearest City | Corpus Christi (29 km) |
| Population Exposed | 358.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-20T09:38:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd5943464d96f060822b7352a8daeff41bbbdd68.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Aransas, TX; Calhoun, TX; Jim Wells, TX; Kleberg, TX; Nueces, TX; Refugio, TX; San Patricio, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 4:38AM CDT until May 20 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-20T05:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Corpus Christi 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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Corpus Christi (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.