Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 hours ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 23 km from here.
This alert expired on 9 May 2026 at 15:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 20 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 9 at 9:40AM CDT until May 9 at 10:15AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
An estimated 631,437 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 8 March 2026
- May 9, 2026 · score 52 · 9.2 km
- March 9, 2026 · score 36 · 11.2 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 48 · 11.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 81 % 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 26.3200, -97.8400 |
| Nearest City | Harlingen (20 km) |
| Population Exposed | 631.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-09T14:40:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fc731f3df1feb563851f94244816779c30691e97.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cameron, TX; Hidalgo, TX; Willacy, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 9 at 9:40AM CDT until May 9 at 10:15AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-09T10:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Brownsville TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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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 Harlingen (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.