This alert expired on 24 May 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 22 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 8:21PM CDT until May 23 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
An estimated 15,021 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 May 2026
- May 15, 2026 · score 40 · 9.5 km
- May 29, 2026 · score 34 · 11.3 km
- June 25, 2026 · score 43 · 18.6 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 79 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 34.6680, -102.0118 |
| Nearest City | Hereford (39 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-24T01:21:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8851bace63600386445029ef2f701c42 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lamb, TX; Terry, TX; Armstrong, TX; Deaf Smith, TX; Oldham, TX; Potter, TX; Randall, TX and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 8:21PM CDT until May 23 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T21:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8851bace63600386445029ef2f701c42f881d987.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5db141c0b3576e2a4b0c0a74a7126da834f6b3ff.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f6497e47215f763729fe53efcbaefcf67c72b6a4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe645d5b91f994d00dce9311520a2cc3bfa3d46c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.40c687f1686e622090e377742fd05f78d64ded1c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.856d9f955f1c78250917fb358a9b6aa3d07d6068.002.1"] |
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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.