Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

ArmstrongUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 15 May 2026 at 00:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 59 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 5:59PM CDT until May 14 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

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

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 90 % 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 confidence90%
Coordinates34.9344, -101.5884
Nearest CityAmarillo (39 km)
Population Exposed198.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-14T22:59:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4c6018e2490395fc6b873137e1ef0206

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCrosby, TX; Garza, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX; Bailey, TX; Cochran, TX; Hale, TX; Hockley, TX; Lamb, TX; Armstrong, TX; Randall, TX and 7 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 5:59PM CDT until May 14 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Expires2026-05-14T19:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Lubbock TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount10
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Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude69
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City2 WNW Lake Mcclellan
Iem CountyGray
Iem StateTX
Iem WfoAMA
Iem RemarkWind gust of 69 MPH measured at the WT Mesonet site 2 miles WNW of Lake Mcclellan. Severe gusts lasted from 5:31 to 5:33 PM.
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.