Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 28 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
24 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 123 recorded within 20 km of this point since 30 March 2026 — 12 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 34 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 100 in near Smyer, Hockley, TX. (LUB)
Urban PEI: 249,042 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 30 March 2026
- June 8, 2026 · score 43 · 10.0 km
- June 1, 2026 · score 43 · 16.7 km
- September 4, 2026 · score 37 · 16.9 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 | 0.80/1 |
| Coordinates | 33.5800, -102.1600 |
| Nearest City | Lubbock (28 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 249.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-16T03:30:36.893Z |
| 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: 2026-09-16T03:30:36.893Z.
First archived: 2026-09-16T03:07:18.758Z. Material modification: 2026-09-16T03:34:25.765Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-09-16T03:34:25.765Z · data_change
Index 49 → 49; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-16T03:29:04.803Z · data_change
Index 49 → 49; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-16T03:23:43.534Z · data_change
Index 49 → 49; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-16T03:18:20.828Z · data_change
Index 49 → 49; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 100 |
| Location | Smyer |
| County | Hockley |
| State | TX |
| Comments | (LUB) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Smyer |
| Iem County | Hockley |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | LUB |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_33.580_-102.160_1789510200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789510200000,"latitude":33.58,"longitude":-102.16}] |
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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