This alert expired on 6 August 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 13th strongest of the 22 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 21 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 6:53PM CDT until August 5 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Nearby, since 21 May 2026
- August 6, 2026 · score 16 · 10.1 km
- May 21, 2026 · score 22 · 20.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 60 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 36.9013, -102.9810 |
| Nearest City | Dumas (146 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-05T23:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3281da678cd2d8b51103c5c5623a68da |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cimarron, OK; Union, NM |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 6:53PM CDT until August 5 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Expires | 2026-08-05T19:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Amarillo TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3281da678cd2d8b51103c5c5623a68da814e6a9c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe5ca76ac5c41b2d0673e6e71d23184ddbf29ce0.001.1"] |
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.