Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 minutes 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.
This alert expired on 31 July 2026 at 22:50 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 23 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 7 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 31 at 5:40PM CDT until July 31 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
An estimated 19,214 people live within 50 km of this point.
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 34.3572, -99.7348 |
| Nearest City | Altus (49 km) |
| Population Exposed | 19.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-31T22:40:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.462dab81f545d827096f3c50f1dd0344 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Childress, TX; Cottle, TX; Harmon, OK; Jackson, OK; Hardeman, TX; Jackson, OK; Tillman, OK; Wilbarger, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 31 at 5:40PM CDT until July 31 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-07-31T17:50:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.462dab81f545d827096f3c50f1dd0344a64b32f9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.80d2f18c396d03e5bbb89a9cca53215484a947f7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.088b3aa03f649e9a81b0de6dbdec559a66066f8a.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 67 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 4 W Childress |
| Iem County | Childress |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| Iem Remark | ASOS station KCDS Childress. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_34.430_-100.280_1785535860000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785535860000,"latitude":34.43,"longitude":-100.28}] |
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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.