Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 24 May 2026 at 03:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 19 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 11 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 9:43PM CDT until May 23 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
An estimated 20,919 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 13, 2026 · score 34 · 6.8 km
- May 24, 2026 · score 34 · 13.7 km
- May 26, 2026 · score 34 · 14.2 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 | 34.3650, -101.3163 |
| Nearest City | Plainview (42 km) |
| Population Exposed | 20.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-24T02:43:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.94bb935630b514657a98a1018b0cee30 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Castro, TX; Swisher, TX; Dickens, TX; Kent, TX; Armstrong, TX; Collingsworth, TX; Donley, TX; Gray, TX; Wheeler, TX and 4 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 9:43PM CDT until May 23 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T22:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 7 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.94bb935630b514657a98a1018b0cee30b0c9ae4b.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dea8d6cf43311029252c51a1f7e7f2b1486e738c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f070755a42ea186f3af5804f257dff5a1504646a.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1e1e4132a17ea999feeeb8edce7c947f10d73d93.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fdaac7f0ba427bdf8e5b319ee3b075f1ef58a3c0.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.346d7a8d99ed99ce0ff26a14fc1784bf4e2db094.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8f891905c45d63df684cef2d23758c8ae50ffb2d.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.
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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.