Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 16 May 2026 at 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 11 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 May 2026 — 8 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 8:56PM CDT until May 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 70% |
| Coordinates | 33.3618, -100.4266 |
| Nearest City | Abilene (120 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T01:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.84592f7877b0be2fce4bb3da0edf17c2 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kent, TX; Stonewall, TX; Harmon, OK; Jackson, OK; Foard, TX; Hardeman, TX; Scurry, TX and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 8:56PM CDT until May 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-15T21:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.84592f7877b0be2fce4bb3da0edf17c29428dd49.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.36cc55551f18023470845a5865065771fc83e990.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.35ce5cd28de3948e40b1339583bd574d0862fa5c.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.401c82090b83a147f5aabb69e7ee3a803a3a04f2.002.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 70 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 10 SW Paducah |
| Iem County | Cottle |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| Iem Remark | Also gusted to 58 mph at 737 PM. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_33.230_-100.570_1778894520000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778894520000,"latitude":33.23,"longitude":-100.57},{"id":"iem_G_33.890_-100.400_1778891880000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778891880000,"latitude":33.89,"longitude":-100.4}] |
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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.