This alert expired on 15 May 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 21 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 5 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 14 May 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 7:20PM CDT until May 14 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
An estimated 20,746 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 14, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 28 · 7.9 km
- June 13, 2026 · score 22 · 11.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 89 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 36.6818, -101.0515 |
| Nearest City | Liberal (42 km) |
| Population Exposed | 20.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-15T00:20:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7025d69f65216ef2f65c800ed4f53430 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Texas, OK; Beaver, OK; Texas, OK; Lipscomb, TX; Ochiltree, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 7:20PM CDT until May 14 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-14T19:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Amarillo TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7025d69f65216ef2f65c800ed4f534300d86955d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.970998dcac5465876aacc606bc5d64bac330d291.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 51 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 WSW Liberal |
| Iem County | Seward |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | DDC |
| Iem Remark | AWOS station KLBL Liberal. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_37.170_-101.370_1778790900000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778790900000,"latitude":37.17,"longitude":-101.37},{"id":"iem_G_37.030_-100.970_1778788980000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778788980000,"latitude":37.03,"longitude":-100.97}] |
Safety Information
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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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.