{
 "dataset": "Beaumont, TX storm events — 12-month window, 25-mile radius (floods and special weather statements excluded, matching the city page)",
 "license": "https://www.stormauditor.com/data-license",
 "provenance": "Deduplicated by StormAuditor from public NOAA/NWS records (warnings, Local Storm Reports, NCEI Storm Events) under the published methodology at https://www.stormauditor.com/methodology",
 "refreshed_at": "2026-08-24T07:55:15.696+00:00",
 "window_days": 365,
 "event_count": 5,
 "fields": {
  "date": "Event date (YYYY-MM-DD, local storm day)",
  "county": "County or county-equivalent",
  "city": "Nearest city/place named in the source record",
  "event_type": "hazard tag: wind | hail | tornado | flood | lightning",
  "severity": "StormAuditor severity bucket (low|moderate|high|severe)",
  "evidence": "evidence level of the source record",
  "wind_mph": "reported/estimated wind gust, mph (blank if n/a)",
  "hail_in": "reported/estimated hail size, inches (blank if n/a)",
  "source": "originating public record (NWS warning, LSR, NCEI, ...)",
  "lat": "event latitude (WGS84, may be blank)",
  "lon": "event longitude (WGS84, may be blank)"
 },
 "events": [
  {
   "id": "asos-bf-BPT-2026-05-19",
   "lat": 29.9521,
   "lon": -94.0261,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "Beaumont - Port Arthur",
   "date": "2026-05-19",
   "county": "Jefferson",
   "source": "IEM ASOS Station",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.95,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "Beaumont - Port Arthur (BPT) recorded a 59 mph gust.",
   "sourceDetail": "TX_ASOS automated observation — Beaumont - Port Arthur (BPT) [365d backfill 2026-08]",
   "windSpeedMph": 59,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-02-14-wind-30.25--94.22",
   "lat": 30.25,
   "lon": -94.22,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "1 SW Lumberton",
   "date": "2026-02-14",
   "county": "Hardin",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "At KFDM mesonet lumberton middle school.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LCH — Mesonet via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 70,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-02-14-wind-30.03--94.25",
   "lat": 30.03,
   "lon": -94.25,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "6 ESE China",
   "date": "2026-02-14",
   "county": "Jefferson",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "Measured by KFDM mesonet at Utophia Ranch.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LCH — Mesonet via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 64,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "iem-lsr-2026-02-14-wind-29.90--94.04",
   "lat": 29.9,
   "lon": -94.04,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "5 SSW Nederland",
   "date": "2026-02-14",
   "county": "Jefferson",
   "source": "IEM Local Storm Reports",
   "severity": "high",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.92,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "KFDM mesonet.",
   "sourceDetail": "NWS LCH — Mesonet via Iowa Mesonet",
   "windSpeedMph": 64,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  },
  {
   "id": "asos-bf-BPT-2025-12-29",
   "lat": 29.9521,
   "lon": -94.0261,
   "zip": "",
   "city": "Beaumont - Port Arthur",
   "date": "2025-12-29",
   "county": "Jefferson",
   "source": "IEM ASOS Station",
   "severity": "moderate",
   "eventType": "wind",
   "confidence": 0.95,
   "damageTypes": [
    "Roof shingle lift",
    "Soffit/fascia damage",
    "Tree strike risk",
    "Fence/screen damage"
   ],
   "description": "Beaumont - Port Arthur (BPT) recorded a 50 mph gust.",
   "sourceDetail": "TX_ASOS automated observation — Beaumont - Port Arthur (BPT) [365d backfill 2026-08]",
   "windSpeedMph": 50,
   "evidenceLevel": "observed"
  }
 ]
}