This alert expired on 24 May 2026 at 04:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 18 recorded within 20 km of this point since 22 May 2026 — 7 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 10:31PM CDT until May 23 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
An estimated 269,961 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 22 May 2026
- June 12, 2026 · score 28 · 12.3 km
- August 13, 2026 · score 43 · 18.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 84 % 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 | 84% |
| Coordinates | 33.7771, -101.5171 |
| Nearest City | Lubbock (39 km) |
| Population Exposed | 270.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-24T03:31:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eb0a61f8f3a96a3b41d84e208a8405366b38d12e.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Crosby, TX; Floyd, TX; Hale, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 10:31PM CDT until May 23 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Expires | 2026-05-23T23:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lubbock TX |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | W |
| Iem City | 3 S Shallowater |
| Iem County | Lubbock |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| Iem Remark | Couple of pictures of a landspout near Shallowater. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_W_33.650_-101.990_1779590580000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779590580000,"latitude":33.65,"longitude":-101.99}] |
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.