Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 01:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 24 recorded within 20 km of this point since 18 April 2026 — 20 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:58PM CDT until May 15 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Nearby, since 18 April 2026
- May 16, 2026 · score 22 · 13.8 km
- May 15, 2026 · score 22 · 19.9 km
- May 14, 2026 · score 22 · 21.4 km
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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 59% |
| Coordinates | 34.1405, -99.9895 |
| Nearest City | Altus (82 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-05-16 — 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.d60d68a837e21e901e3014c10744ff2b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Garza, TX; Kent, TX; Childress, TX; Cottle, TX; Cottle, TX; Crosby, TX; Dickens, TX; Garza, TX; Kent, TX; King, TX; Motley, TX; Stonewall, TX and 5 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:58PM CDT until May 15 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-15T20:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 8 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d60d68a837e21e901e3014c10744ff2bd433226f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a15712c7766b7b5eb814f43a247a2a4a29e6e501.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab4d6c3b8bbaff2501e012d2bc0b00d62848fff7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.45d296d42e7868580d07eddd6c5bd4cfbb433ce4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b09d552f7dd6dad994a1a9185e1d15ea3a6e687.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8910bb6c3ebf98968905b90674f270c7e5f4947e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dcda163c6697579424a542b940875a7cd24a84c4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b439da60154654eab5d7c709f60a201fb2ab2cb.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.
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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.