Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

DickensUnited StatesNOAA

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 15 May 2026 at 01:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 26 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 May 2026 — 21 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 7:47PM CDT until May 14 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Nearby, since 15 May 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 70 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)22 / 100
Our confidence70%
Coordinates33.6269, -100.7715
Nearest CityLubbock (101 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-15T00:47:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4a4eb01951d351c5ad16dee94d791f82

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescChildress, TX; Cottle, TX; Hall, TX; Motley, TX; Garza, TX; Lynn, TX; Borden, TX and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 7:47PM CDT until May 14 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Expires2026-05-14T20:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Lubbock TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4a4eb01951d351c5ad16dee94d791f820ab52a83.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a11a14d74b562ddaf21eda9cad584a4fa24ea4a4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52eea4a70f1c80c7e617068de6d5959cb983f059.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1e2ef55b90ab5efadbb10f4c58f2b7676238ec76.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude61
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City1 ENE Flomot
Iem CountyMotley
Iem StateTX
Iem WfoLUB
Iem RemarkWest Texas Mesonet.
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Safety Information

Always follow official guidance from your local emergency management agency. This platform provides scientific monitoring data and is not a substitute for official warnings. If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency number.

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.