Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 9 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 27 km from here.
This alert expired on 24 May 2026 at 02:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 25 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 11 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 12 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 9:23PM CDT until May 23 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
An estimated 20,919 people live within 50 km of this point.
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 79 % 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 | 79% |
| Coordinates | 34.5487, -101.7442 |
| Nearest City | Plainview (41 km) |
| Population Exposed | 20.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-24T02:23:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f20c1b819da17a1e37091fac87b3a15 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Hale, TX; Hockley, TX; Lamb, TX; Lubbock, TX; Crosby, TX; Floyd, TX; Garza, TX; Hale, TX; Hockley, TX; Lamb, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX; Terry, TX; Lynn, TX and 4 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 9:23PM CDT until May 23 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T21:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 7 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f20c1b819da17a1e37091fac87b3a15bcebc9cb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ad0f2f24fadc4192868294393b2da782a1ea42b6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e7643ac664cc0ab35b8064bde911db8d7dcec8d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.be5e85e173751d4dd54043cd9ddc95ed0ffc2536.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.739284a36f8976f73a8779d17b13a7a17d34a439.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8cb7f20f36a6b738e8abfee60c7637e1a6af19a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8b6d1427894ebb270e124ee2a3bd863cad86b411.001.1"] |
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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