This alert expired on 5 July 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 30 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 18 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 4 July 2026. 17 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:56PM CDT until July 5 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
An estimated 15,021 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 18 April 2026
- July 4, 2026 · score 43 · 17.9 km
- July 2, 2026 · score 34 · 19.2 km
- July 1, 2026 · score 34 · 22.1 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 77 % 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 | 77% |
| Coordinates | 34.8620, -102.2880 |
| Nearest City | Hereford (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T19:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7fe881eb8a1ee4f8db03ec3f5c2891a38f81b309.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Deaf Smith, TX; Randall, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 2:56PM CDT until July 5 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Expires | 2026-07-05T16:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Amarillo TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Hereford (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.