Gale-force wind of 41 knots observed at station 06260
Geographic Context
This weather event occurred near Zaandam (approximately 5 km away) in Netherlands, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 4.9M people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.
Event Assessment
This event is a weather event classified as high severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 70. The computed Calamity Score is 58 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (100), historical (80), intensity (50). Data for this event was sourced from ogimet, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
Netherlands has a documented history of weather events. Monitoring for weather events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.
Event Data
| Type | Weather |
| Severity | high |
| Severity Value | 70 |
| Calamity Score | 58 / 100 |
| Confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 52.4000, 4.8000 |
| Nearest City | Zaandam (5 km) |
| Population Exposed | 4.9M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-21T15:05:38.690Z |
| Source | https://www.ogimet.com/ |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| StationId | 06260 |
| WindSpeed | 41 |
| WindUnit | knots |
| Temperature | 16.3 |
| TemperatureUnit | C |
| RawSynop | 08,21,14,00,AAXX 21141 06260 27663 83104 10163 20142 30108 40112 53008 781// 85/// 333 55/// 21437 553// 20754 69925 91010 90710 91110 555 69925== |
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 58/100, near Zaandam (Netherlands), based on data from ogimet. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.