This alert expired on 14 May 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 15th strongest of the 67 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 5:50PM CDT until May 14 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
An estimated 198,645 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 30, 2026 · score 49 · 16.3 km
- July 12, 2026 · score 43 · 17.5 km
- September 4, 2026 · score 37 · 17.8 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 | 35.0767, -101.5724 |
| Nearest City | Amarillo (28 km) |
| Population Exposed | 198.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-05-14 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.868f250d1811df1fd623807111f9c741 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Deaf Smith, TX; Randall, TX; Hockley, TX; Lubbock, TX; Bailey, TX; Castro, TX; Cochran, TX; Hale, TX; Hockley, TX; Lamb, TX and 8 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 14 at 5:50PM CDT until May 14 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-14T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Amarillo TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 11 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.868f250d1811df1fd623807111f9c74107fbcbd4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e8cbf4a8b5438a4002158f1e8cd3ed8d22e9b96e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.91cfadc773601c4351082204d675e025323f4483.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c31a917b407d865f2b93a90ad58b09d15c893424.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.919e8a28cb9557abd634395e3a21fbc70c6f9198.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5e2bf7c70ea0598ed66dbd71a16e401ddb00d344.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.641c8ec054409c4d6ec0950a7d36febb7cd7ca33.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f04b0ce5d9eb8db02c5cf8cd64e2a53564b02be5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.69b9c030b12651e936a0c3d20f2f291dcb17d3f9.001.1","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}] |
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 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.