Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 7 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 22 May 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 36 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 1 April 2026. 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 22 at 5:28PM CDT until May 22 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
An estimated 269,961 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 1 April 2026
- August 13, 2026 · score 43 · 4.2 km
- May 24, 2026 · score 43 · 15.9 km
- May 23, 2026 · score 43 · 16.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 33.8507, -101.6653 |
| Nearest City | Lubbock (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 270.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-22T22:28:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e9e1a9ffa3a14cb220e1d34884984f2e |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Crosby, TX; Lubbock, TX; Floyd, TX; Hale, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 5:28PM CDT until May 22 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-22T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e9e1a9ffa3a14cb220e1d34884984f2e30b133eb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.89cc7ae7204a7bfeeec5709577b961fd442fdf70.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | W |
| Iem City | 3 SE Plainview |
| Iem County | Hale |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| Iem Remark | Multiple reports on X from chasers of landspouts. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_34.140_-101.700_1779486960000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779486960000,"latitude":34.14,"longitude":-101.7},{"id":"iem_W_34.160_-101.700_1779487320000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779487320000,"latitude":34.16,"longitude":-101.7}] |
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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.