This alert expired on 23 May 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 24 recorded within 20 km of this point since 28 April 2026 — 6 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 16 May 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 7:57PM CDT until May 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
An estimated 249,042 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 28 April 2026
- May 15, 2026 · score 43 · 7.3 km
- June 7, 2026 · score 43 · 11.4 km
- June 26, 2026 · score 43 · 14.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 5 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 33.3608, -101.4428 |
| Nearest City | Lubbock (46 km) |
| Population Exposed | 249.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-23T00:57:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.598ed224b9439a45f268fc6c70289708 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Potter, TX; Randall, TX; Curry, NM; Randall, TX and 8 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 7:57PM CDT until May 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-22T21:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Amarillo TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 11 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.598ed224b9439a45f268fc6c7028970827015ea4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d9f4dfd9c38570f7974e3d2929ed3aa499a9adc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.be415950c0dc400debcc21a1998fcc9bff841ab6.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.47cfbe7d484521136fde46cf68fbe65b3ee66dca.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ef85cdd153074fc91605dc4d3e91bbb199b1a4ff.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c69e05012eca8e95212d4be449b8489fa89dffb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f857ba97f96eba5050f09b73d68c74d9b5efbcbc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.779f2c3f9e841aaa326fa19b4ca20e15e4e1184f.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4bc6a3268a0a56323aee7729820a0900d4a91db0.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86444f3e3208050c3fc46d476e5095d835fa514a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8c11329a0cdbb17a8cbe85c0298ae8052808895.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.75 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 1 WNW Slaton |
| Iem County | Lubbock |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| Iem Remark | Media viewer sent in hail picture. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_W_33.120_-101.670_1779485100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779485100000,"latitude":33.12,"longitude":-101.67},{"id":"iem_H_33.620_-101.770_1779490200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779490200000,"latitude":33.62,"longitude":-101.77},{"id":"iem_H_33.430_-101.660_1779487740000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779487740000,"latitude":33.43,"longitude":-101.66},{"id":"iem_H_33.450_-101.660_1779488400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779488400000,"latitude":33.45,"longitude":-101.66}] |
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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.