This alert expired on 16 May 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 18 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 May 2026 — 10 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:22PM CDT until May 15 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
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 | 33.9809, -100.4796 |
| Nearest City | Plainview (115 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T00:22:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.279c24a41396a5aa432cdbc807bc4610 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Garza, TX; Lynn, TX; Borden, TX; Scurry, TX; Crosby, TX; Garza, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX and 4 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:22PM 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.279c24a41396a5aa432cdbc807bc4610cd91a922.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6aece840cf05ca7a0254312c5bfd4569cf2932d5.001.1","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:2.49.0.1.840.0.5aa09802227da7d8b195d154d20b3c9541e40af5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d045dd41f2d30b647eb983b87640919d1141f1f.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.