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 16 May 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 23 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 May 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 15 at 7:15PM CDT until May 15 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Nearby, since 15 May 2026
- May 16, 2026 · score 22 · 5.8 km
- September 3, 2026 · score 16 · 16.4 km
- June 1, 2026 · score 22 · 24.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 65 % 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 | 65% |
| Coordinates | 33.9878, -100.5418 |
| Nearest City | Plainview (110 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T00:15:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d3d0638673bdb04fb54e3d8e43a7727e |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Garza, TX; Lynn, TX; Crosby, TX; Garza, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX; Cottle, TX; Crosby, TX; Dickens, TX; Garza, TX; Kent, TX; King, TX; Lynn, TX; Motley, TX; Stonewall, TX and 4 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:15PM CDT until May 15 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-15T19:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 7 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d3d0638673bdb04fb54e3d8e43a7727ea1761783.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c527894ce0fa5a50b1ade629f631270846dafdcc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.073454191668f4d7ea7b7fd69cd36fb5e24fcb77.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6a4a63db51daadfaef2dd7865b003f88e2b84445.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2e0f381911422b7f00ea17a5580031a9b0f24330.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5aa09802227da7d8b195d154d20b3c9541e40af5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d045dd41f2d30b647eb983b87640919d1141f1f.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 59 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 ENE South Plains |
| Iem County | Floyd |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_34.240_-101.260_1778886000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778886000000,"latitude":34.24,"longitude":-101.26}] |
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.