This alert expired on 14 May 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 28th strongest of the 76 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 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 May 14 at 5:41PM CDT until May 14 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
An estimated 198,645 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 13, 2026 · score 43 · 10.6 km
- June 30, 2026 · score 49 · 14.3 km
- June 25, 2026 · score 43 · 19.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 85 % 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 | 85% |
| Coordinates | 35.1803, -101.5530 |
| Nearest City | Amarillo (26 km) |
| Population Exposed | 198.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-14T22:41:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.641c8ec054409c4d6ec0950a7d36febb |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Briscoe, TX; Floyd, TX; Hale, TX; Motley, TX; Swisher, TX; Hockley, TX; Lubbock, TX; Bailey, TX; Castro, TX; Cochran, TX; Hale, TX; Hockley, TX; Lamb, TX and 6 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 5:41PM CDT until May 14 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-14T18:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 9 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.641c8ec054409c4d6ec0950a7d36febb7cd7ca33.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f314d05b7c3458c5084b329ab842e311e3ff104d.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f9d40cbfde605a3548212a39903861b5ba0f8547.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f04b0ce5d9eb8db02c5cf8cd64e2a53564b02be5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37bea3ba75a238270ebfca5c139dc147885dba13.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.69b9c030b12651e936a0c3d20f2f291dcb17d3f9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c2f8705a844d76e9c1bc34c2dc021d79c1250a4e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb0caa74fd811ee92b1e51b9ccd815ab1e4738d5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9d88d41bc9cb1b34c87dac26176dd821bf4cb519.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 10 ENE Palo Duro Canyon |
| Iem County | Armstrong |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | AMA |
| Iem Remark | Wind gust of 60 MPH measured at the WT Mesonet site 12 miles SW of Claude, TX. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_34.980_-101.500_1778796120000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778796120000,"latitude":34.98,"longitude":-101.5}] |
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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 43/100, near Amarillo (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.