Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 8 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 24 May 2026 at 03:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 29 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 15 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 9:09PM CDT until May 23 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
An estimated 20,919 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 24, 2026 · score 34 · 18.8 km
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 | 34.5554, -101.8589 |
| Nearest City | Plainview (44 km) |
| Population Exposed | 20.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-05-24 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.be5e85e173751d4dd54043cd9ddc95ed |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Castro, TX; Parmer, TX; Swisher, TX; Armstrong, TX; Carson, TX; Collingsworth, TX; Donley, TX; Gray, TX; Randall, TX; Wheeler, TX; Hale, TX; Hockley, TX; Lamb, TX; Lubbock, TX and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 9:09PM CDT until May 23 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T22:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.be5e85e173751d4dd54043cd9ddc95ed0ffc2536.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8cb7f20f36a6b738e8abfee60c7637e1a6af19a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3c4e67645e70a685cd118f1a72b39a36234aaebd.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.697c47ace1eae47b51b3a23ee6d909501cf94f49.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c68bba79e2b62b2c8e7fb51e1bfbf5c902f2b2a6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f03446c0a6e8d4b5940fefa8b8b4361052b80caa.002.1"] |
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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