Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

CrosbyUnited StatesNOAA

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 24 May 2026 at 03:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 10 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 27 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 23 May 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 10:03PM CDT until May 23 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Nearby, since 27 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 70 % 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)22 / 100
Our confidence70%
Coordinates33.5810, -101.3032
Nearest CityLubbock (52 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-24T03:03:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5154b5333920190c5a89fad89a561a12

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCastro, TX; Dickens, TX; Kent, TX; Crosby, TX; Floyd, TX; Hale, TX; Hockley, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 10:03PM CDT until May 23 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Expires2026-05-23T22:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Lubbock TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5154b5333920190c5a89fad89a561a121cad2987.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.391c72b7ea9f076b509c576be2c9b373838daa1a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f2eff38227c40fc7e69a17cb04f1186b72e59972.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b574c0aa61dce0ea3d1c0dd57a6a8d0a98a5600d.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryW
Iem City3 S Shallowater
Iem CountyLubbock
Iem StateTX
Iem WfoLUB
Iem RemarkCouple of pictures of a landspout near Shallowater.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_H_33.160_-101.860_1779587400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779587400000,"latitude":33.16,"longitude":-101.86},{"id":"iem_W_33.650_-101.990_1779590580000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779590580000,"latitude":33.65,"longitude":-101.99}]

Safety Information

Always follow official guidance from your local emergency management agency. This platform provides scientific monitoring data and is not a substitute for official warnings. If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency number.

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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.