Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA Storm Prediction Center arrived 7 hours 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.
Reported by NOAA Storm Prediction Center 221 days ago.
It is one of only 2 we have recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 8 March 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA Storm Prediction Center reported: Tornado reported near Lyford, Willacy, TX. [Landspout] KRGV shared a social media video of a landspout near East FM 1018... in the Lyford area. (BRO)
Nearby, since 8 March 2026
- May 27, 2026 · 4.2 km
- September 3, 2026 · 8.3 km
- September 13, 2026 · 9.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 36 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v0. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
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.
Event data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 36 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.60/1 |
| Coordinates | 26.4100, -97.7900 |
| Nearest city | Monterrey (265 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-03-09, time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
| Licence | US public domain · NOAA Storm Prediction Center |
Physical priority index · v0. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: spc. Occurrence: 2026-03-09, time not reported by the source.
First archived: 2026-03-09T12:09:11.666+00:00. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score breakdown
Technical details
| Speed | UNK |
| State | TX |
| County | Willacy |
| Comments | [Landspout] KRGV shared a social media video of a landspout near East FM 1018... in the Lyford area. (BRO) |
| Location | Lyford |
| ReportType | tornado |
Safety information
What to do in a tornado
Three things first, then what to do before, during and after. From FEMA’s Ready.gov and the US National Weather Service.
For this reportSevere Weather · Mexico
Go to the lowest, innermost room
A basement or a storm shelter; otherwise an inner room without windows on the lowest floor. Protect your head and neck.
Ready.govLeave a mobile home
It gives no protection: go to a sturdy building or a shelter before the tornado arrives.
Ready.govOutdoors or in a car
Find the strongest shelter you can. If there is none, lie flat in a low place and cover your head. Never under a bridge.
Ready.gov
Before, during, after. Here it is “after”.
Before · When tornadoes are possible
Get the warnings
Phone alerts and weather radio, day and night.
Choose your safe room
Lowest floor, inner, no windows; everyone at home should know it.
Know the signs
A rotating cloud, a cloud of debris, a loud roar like a train.
Ready.gov (FEMA)
During · When a warning is issued
Go now
To your safe room, without waiting to see it.
Cover up
Arms over head and neck; blankets or a mattress over you.
Ready.gov (FEMA)
After · When it has passed
Keep away from fallen lines
And from damaged buildings.
Clean up protected
Sturdy shoes, gloves, a mask.
Messages, not calls
Keep lines free for emergencies.
Ready.gov (FEMA)
Questions people ask
What is the difference between a tornado watch and a warning?
A watch means tornadoes are possible: be ready. A warning means one has been seen or detected on radar: take shelter now. Source: US National Weather Service.
Should I open the windows?
No. It does not help, and it wastes time you need to take shelter. Source: US National Weather Service.
Is an overpass a good shelter?
No. Wind speeds up under it and carries debris. Source: Ready.gov (FEMA).
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