Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe Weather near Brownsville

MexicoNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 27 May 2026 at 17:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 21 recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 May 2026 — 18 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 18 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Flood Warning issued May 27 at 11:36AM CDT until May 27 at 12:30PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX

An estimated 836,665 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 11 May 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 89 % 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)48 / 100
Our confidence89%
Coordinates25.9143, -97.4129
Nearest CityBrownsville (9 km)
Population Exposed836.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-27T16:36:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.de3357678c1ba630e215dfa8e03d87dd826d6d4c.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventFlood Warning
UrgencyExpected
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescCameron, TX
HeadlineFlood Warning issued May 27 at 11:36AM CDT until May 27 at 12:30PM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
Expires2026-05-27T12:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Brownsville TX
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude61
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City5 ENE Bayview
Iem CountyCameron
Iem StateTX
Iem WfoBRO
Iem RemarkAt 9:32 AM, ASOS/AWOS site at Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport measured a wind gust of 61 mph associated with a thunderstorm.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_M_26.070_-97.160_1779894360000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779894360000,"latitude":26.07,"longitude":-97.16},{"id":"iem_G_26.160_-97.340_1779892320000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779892320000,"latitude":26.16,"longitude":-97.34}]

Safety Information

During flooding: never walk, swim, or drive through floodwaters. Six inches of moving water can knock you down, and one foot of water can sweep away a vehicle. Move to higher ground if waters rise. After flooding, avoid contact with floodwater which may contain sewage, chemicals, or debris. Follow local emergency service guidance.

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 48/100, near Brownsville (Mexico), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.