Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

ChildressUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 35 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 13 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 7:23PM CDT until May 14 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 59 % 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 confidence59%
Coordinates34.3177, -100.0184
Nearest CityAltus (73 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-15T00:23:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b28b39ecf14ee77827f6624f87301efe

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescChildress, TX; Cottle, TX; Hall, TX; Motley, TX; Greer, OK; Harmon, OK; Jackson, OK; Foard, TX; Hardeman, TX; Wilbarger, TX
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 7:23PM CDT until May 14 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Expires2026-05-14T19:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Lubbock TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b28b39ecf14ee77827f6624f87301efeb3fd815a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4f576382cb41c56d06af52e996a1f5a1d3ffe9f0.001.1"]

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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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.