Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

DickensUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 21 recorded within 20 km of this point since 27 March 2026 — 17 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 18 April 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:31PM CDT until May 15 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Nearby, since 27 March 2026

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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)22 / 100
Our confidence59%
Coordinates33.4325, -100.9693
Nearest CityLubbock (84 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-16T00:31:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6dcd5e184c83c2067ef4b2951dfc8f78

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCottle, TX; Crosby, TX; Dickens, TX; Garza, TX; Kent, TX; King, TX; Motley, TX; Stonewall, TX; Childress, TX; Cottle, TX; Motley, TX; Garza, TX; Lynn, TX and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:31PM CDT until May 15 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Expires2026-05-15T19:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Lubbock TX
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6dcd5e184c83c2067ef4b2951dfc8f78afb0fa3a.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.88ac5161de3c30637cebbb5675b017b8a255bad8.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.279c24a41396a5aa432cdbc807bc4610cd91a922.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6aece840cf05ca7a0254312c5bfd4569cf2932d5.001.1"]

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.