Right now
The most recent data we hold from IEM arrived 2 hours ago, and this point is in it.
12 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 7 km from here.
Reported by IEM today.
No stronger detection stands among the 23 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 20 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 18 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
IEM reported: A S wind gust of 34 kts, or 39 mph, was recorded by the KNQX ASOS at Boca Chica - NAS Key West.
Urban PEI: 25,755 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- September 30, 2026 · score 28 · 3.6 km
- July 27, 2026 · 4.0 km
- July 24, 2026 · 4.8 km
How we know
One source: IEM. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 28 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.58/1 |
| Coordinates | 24.5800, -81.6800 |
| Nearest City | Key West (10 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 25.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-10-02T13:39:00.000Z |
| Source | https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/ |
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: iem. Occurrence: 2026-10-02T13:39:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-10-02T14:36:09.565Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
1 retained revision changed source fields this page does not show; the index, severity and version stayed the same.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| TypeSummary | Marine thunderstorm wind |
| LsrCode | M |
| LsrType | MARINE TSTM WIND |
| Magnitude | 39 |
| Unit | MPH |
| City | Boca Chica |
| County | Monroe |
| State | FL |
| Wfo | KEY |
| Remark | A S wind gust of 34 kts, or 39 mph, was recorded by the KNQX ASOS at Boca Chica - NAS Key West. |
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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