Right now
The most recent data we hold from IEM arrived 16 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 11 km from here.
Reported by IEM today.
No stronger detection stands among the 6 recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 April 2026 — one other scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
IEM reported: A thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 44 mph or 38 kts at Buoy station LKWF1 Lake Worth Pier, FL.
Urban PEI: 1,413,614 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 8 April 2026
- July 14, 2026 · 6.1 km
- August 30, 2026 · 8.4 km
- June 15, 2026 · 10.0 km
How we know
One source: IEM. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 46 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) | 46 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.58/1 |
| Coordinates | 26.6100, -80.0300 |
| Nearest City | Lake Worth Beach (4 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 1.4M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-10-01T16:18:00.000Z |
| 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: 2026-10-01T16:18:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-10-01T18:15:33.871Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| TypeSummary | Marine thunderstorm wind |
| LsrCode | M |
| LsrType | MARINE TSTM WIND |
| Magnitude | 44 |
| Unit | MPH |
| City | 2 ESE Lake Worth |
| County | AMZ650 |
| State | FL |
| Wfo | MFL |
| Remark | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 44 mph or 38 kts at Buoy station LKWF1 Lake Worth Pier, FL. |
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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