Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

HockleyUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 10 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 15 May 2026 at 23:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 81 recorded within 20 km of this point since 30 March 2026 — 26 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 6:01PM CDT until May 15 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

An estimated 249,042 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 30 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence89%
Coordinates33.7248, -102.1664
Nearest CityLubbock (33 km)
Population Exposed249.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-15T23:01:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52bda60f1b71d7944424c0fb124e0c08

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescLynn, TX; Terry, TX; Yoakum, TX; Hockley, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX; Terry, TX; Castro, TX; Hale, TX; Lamb, TX; Parmer, TX; Swisher, TX
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 6:01PM CDT until May 15 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Expires2026-05-15T18:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Lubbock TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52bda60f1b71d7944424c0fb124e0c088b44b630.001.1","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 TypeSummaryN
Iem Magnitude60
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City4 E Lubbock
Iem CountyLubbock
Iem StateTX
Iem WfoLUB
Iem RemarkDust Devil. WTM station.
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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 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.