This alert expired on 13 August 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 41 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 5:33PM CDT until August 13 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
An estimated 269,961 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 22, 2026 · score 67 · 16.9 km
- May 24, 2026 · score 43 · 18.1 km
- May 23, 2026 · score 43 · 18.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 8 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 | 33.8300, -101.7029 |
| Nearest City | Lubbock (31 km) |
| Population Exposed | 270.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-13T22:33:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.33650473c123bada3fda39ce3adbae4dc60fe209.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Crosby, TX; Floyd, TX; Hale, TX; Lubbock, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 5:33PM CDT until August 13 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-08-13T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 71 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 1 S Plainview |
| Iem County | Hale |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
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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 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.