Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 16 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 22 May 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 89 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 57 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 4:51PM CDT until May 22 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
An estimated 249,042 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 1, 2026 · score 43 · 8.1 km
- June 6, 2026 · score 43 · 12.6 km
- July 1, 2026 · score 43 · 14.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 89 % 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 | 89% |
| Coordinates | 33.5196, -102.0021 |
| Nearest City | Lubbock (15 km) |
| Population Exposed | 249.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-22T21:51:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ef948422c2fe5308528f471e7d89a96c |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Bailey, TX; Hockley, TX; Lamb, TX; Garza, TX; Lynn, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 4:51PM CDT until May 22 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-22T17:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ef948422c2fe5308528f471e7d89a96c85071a64.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.63256229367fc87d285772709add4f6536702a17.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 58 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 S Brownfield |
| Iem County | Terry |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_W_33.120_-101.670_1779485100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779485100000,"latitude":33.12,"longitude":-101.67},{"id":"iem_G_33.150_-102.270_1779482100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779482100000,"latitude":33.15,"longitude":-102.27}] |
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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