Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Amarillo

PotterUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 14 May 2026 at 22:47 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 28th strongest of the 93 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 5:37PM CDT until May 14 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

An estimated 198,645 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 85 % 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)43 / 100
Our confidence85%
Coordinates35.3445, -101.6579
Nearest CityAmarillo (21 km)
Population Exposed198.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-14T22:37:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2fa3588be8ee49485c55b047b7d9603b

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescArmstrong, TX; Bailey, TX; Castro, TX; Cochran, TX; Hale, TX; Hockley, TX; Lamb, TX; Carson, TX; Gray, TX and 10 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 5:37PM CDT until May 14 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Expires2026-05-14T17:47:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Amarillo TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount13
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Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude60
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City10 ENE Palo Duro Canyon
Iem CountyArmstrong
Iem StateTX
Iem WfoAMA
Iem RemarkWind gust of 60 MPH measured at the WT Mesonet site 12 miles SW of Claude, TX.
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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 43/100, near Amarillo (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.