Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 60 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 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 36 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 27 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 1 April 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 5:43PM CDT until May 15 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
An estimated 20,919 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 27 March 2026
- May 15, 2026 · score 34 · 2.3 km
- June 7, 2026 · score 34 · 15.3 km
- August 1, 2026 · score 34 · 15.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 34.0718, -102.0869 |
| Nearest City | Plainview (37 km) |
| Population Exposed | 20.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-15T22:43:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9d4f6f6df5e4f23e47702b724a6c67b6 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Hockley, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX; Terry, TX; Castro, TX; Hale, TX; Lamb, TX; Parmer, TX; Swisher, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 5:43PM CDT until May 15 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-15T18:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9d4f6f6df5e4f23e47702b724a6c67b6e2378936.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.de6cbd8299d16ea99775bdd2de5f0ff60cbe3df2.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | N |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 4 E Lubbock |
| Iem County | Lubbock |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| Iem Remark | Dust Devil. WTM station. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_2_33.760_-102.090_1778882100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778882100000,"latitude":33.76,"longitude":-102.09},{"id":"iem_G_33.730_-102.740_1778878200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778878200000,"latitude":33.73,"longitude":-102.74},{"id":"iem_N_33.590_-101.780_1778873100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778873100000,"latitude":33.59,"longitude":-101.78}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.