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 16 May 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 24 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 May 2026 — 23 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:35PM CDT until May 15 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Nearby, since 15 May 2026
- May 16, 2026 · score 22 · 0.9 km
- May 26, 2026 · score 22 · 12.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 65 % 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 | 65% |
| Coordinates | 33.5005, -100.7869 |
| Nearest City | Lubbock (100 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T00:35:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4a9f56a0e6d92d96387c32440d3b9e0e |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Childress, TX; Cottle, TX; Motley, TX; Garza, TX; Kent, TX; Garza, TX and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:35PM CDT until May 15 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-15T20:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4a9f56a0e6d92d96387c32440d3b9e0e615e3d61.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.60b598b5608238e05caa290a58c1eaaea0101b18.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f63e8e4ab2c15f5067790f2580897361ba9eb862.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b439da60154654eab5d7c709f60a201fb2ab2cb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6dcd5e184c83c2067ef4b2951dfc8f78afb0fa3a.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6aece840cf05ca7a0254312c5bfd4569cf2932d5.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | 2 |
| Iem City | 3 NW Post |
| Iem County | Garza |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| Iem Remark | Webcam shows zero visibility along US-84 just northwest of Post. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_2_33.210_-101.420_1778890440000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778890440000,"latitude":33.21,"longitude":-101.42}] |
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.