This alert is in force until 3 September 2026, 18:00 UTC.
It is the 15th strongest of the 19 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 11 June 2026.
What the source measured
HEAT GOV reported: * WHAT...Temperatures up to 108 expected. * WHERE...The Rolling Plains and the far southeastern Texas Panhandle. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.
Nearby, since 15 May 2026
- June 1, 2026 · score 22 · 10.1 km
- May 16, 2026 · score 22 · 19.7 km
How we know
One source: HEAT GOV. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 49 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 49% |
| Coordinates | 33.8655, -100.6411 |
| Nearest City | Plainview (105 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-03T18:00:00.000Z |
| Source | http://www.weather.gov |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Heat Advisory |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Onset | 2026-09-03T13:00:00-05:00 |
| Expires | 2026-09-03T13:00:00-05:00 |
| AreaDesc | Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Motley; Cottle; Dickens; King; Garza; Kent; Stonewall |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| ZonesUsedForCentroid | 10 |
| ZoneCount | 10 |
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 16/100 (United States), based on data from heat_gov. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.