Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 52

Severe Weather near Atlanta

FultonUnited StatesIEM

Reported by IEM 75 days ago.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 38 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

IEM reported: Two trees were downed in Piedmont Park, one onto a building.

An estimated 2,013,096 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including IEM.

Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 69 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)52 / 100
Our confidence69%
Coordinates33.7800, -84.3800
Nearest CityAtlanta (3 km)
Population Exposed2.0M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-18T20:55:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

TypeSummaryD
CityPiedmont Park
CountyFulton
StateGA
WfoFFC
RemarkTwo trees were downed in Piedmont Park, one onto a building.
Google News RssFeedweather
Google News SourceNameCBS News
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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.

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 52/100, near Atlanta (United States), based on data from iem. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.