Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

DawsonUnited 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 23 May 2026 at 00:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 5th strongest of the 37 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 May 2026. 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 22 at 6:52PM CDT until May 22 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Nearby, since 15 May 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 69 % 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 confidence69%
Coordinates32.8387, -101.7337
Nearest CityBig Spring (70 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-22T23:52:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ba14728fb112b3d494dd19df9553110

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCastro, TX; Floyd, TX; Hale, TX; Swisher, TX; Borden, TX; Scurry, TX; Floyd, TX; Hale, TX and 5 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 6:52PM CDT until May 22 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Expires2026-05-22T19:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Lubbock TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount10
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Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude58
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City2 S Brownfield
Iem CountyTerry
Iem StateTX
Iem WfoLUB
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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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