This alert expired on 15 May 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 36 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 27 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 5:53PM CDT until May 15 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
An estimated 20,919 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 27 March 2026
- June 24, 2026 · score 43 · 13.5 km
- August 1, 2026 · score 34 · 16.5 km
- June 7, 2026 · score 34 · 16.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 89 % 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 | 89% |
| Coordinates | 34.0513, -102.0846 |
| Nearest City | Plainview (37 km) |
| Population Exposed | 20.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-15T22:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50c6b7bcde0877204fa7e7a9a871973c |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Hockley, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX; Terry, TX; Castro, TX; Hale, TX; Lamb, TX; Parmer, TX; Swisher, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 5:53PM CDT until May 15 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-15T18:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.50c6b7bcde0877204fa7e7a9a871973ccbbadc22.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.de6cbd8299d16ea99775bdd2de5f0ff60cbe3df2.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | N |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 4 E Lubbock |
| Iem County | Lubbock |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| Iem Remark | Dust Devil. WTM station. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_2_33.760_-102.090_1778882100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778882100000,"latitude":33.76,"longitude":-102.09},{"id":"iem_G_33.730_-102.740_1778878200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778878200000,"latitude":33.73,"longitude":-102.74},{"id":"iem_N_33.590_-101.780_1778873100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778873100000,"latitude":33.59,"longitude":-101.78}] |
Safety Information
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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.