Right now
The most recent data we hold from IEM arrived 2 hours ago, and this point is in it.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
Reported by IEM today.
No stronger detection stands among the 6 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 29 September 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
IEM reported: A west wind gust of 40 knots or 46 mph was recorded by the XSMS WeatherFlow mesonet site at Smith Shoal Light.
Urban PEI: 25,755 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- September 29, 2026 · score 28 · 0.0 km
- July 6, 2026 · 16.5 km
- July 7, 2026 · 17.0 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 | 0.61/1 |
| Coordinates | 24.7200, -81.9200 |
| Nearest City | Key West (23 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 25.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-30T00:02:00.000Z |
| 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: 2026-09-30T00:02:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-30T00:57:31.803Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
3 retained revisions 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 | 46 |
| Unit | MPH |
| City | 14 NW Key West |
| County | GMZ033 |
| State | FL |
| Wfo | KEY |
| Remark | A west wind gust of 40 knots or 46 mph was recorded by the XSMS WeatherFlow mesonet site at Smith Shoal Light. |
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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