Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 16 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
20 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
Reported by SPC today.
No stronger detection stands among the 121 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 8 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
SPC reported: Hail 100 in near 4 E Reese Center, Lubbock, TX. Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LUB)
Urban PEI: 249,042 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- September 16, 2026 · score 49 · 0.0 km
- June 1, 2026 · score 43 · 3.0 km
- July 18, 2026 · score 43 · 7.0 km
How we know
2 recorded sources include SPC; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 49 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 49 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.78/1 |
| Coordinates | 33.5800, -101.9500 |
| Nearest City | Lubbock (8 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 249.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-16T02:15:17.146Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: spc. Occurrence: 2026-09-16T02:15:17.146Z.
First archived: 2026-09-16T02:08:10.800Z. Material modification: 2026-09-16T02:19:27.140Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-09-16T02:19:27.140Z · data_change
Index 49 → 49; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-16T02:13:44.491Z · data_change
Index 49 → 49; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 100 |
| Location | 4 E Reese Center |
| County | Lubbock |
| State | TX |
| Comments | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LUB) |
| Iem TypeSummary | F |
| Iem City | 5 ESE Reese Center |
| Iem County | Lubbock |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| Iem Remark | Vehicles reported stalled out in high water on the west side of Lubbock. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_33.580_-101.950_1789515120000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789515120000,"latitude":33.58,"longitude":-101.95},{"id":"iem_H_33.580_-102.160_1789510200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789510200000,"latitude":33.58,"longitude":-102.16},{"id":"iem_D_33.590_-102.190_1789510800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789510800000,"latitude":33.59,"longitude":-102.19},{"id":"iem_F_33.580_-101.940_1789516200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789516200000,"latitude":33.58,"longitude":-101.94}] |
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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