Reported by SPC 172 days ago.
It is the 4th strongest of the 79 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. 70 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 100 in near 3 WNW Splendora, Montgomery, TX. An NWS employee shared a photo of 1 inch hail... around the size of a quarter. They noted that the hail lasted around 3 to 5 minutes in duration. (HGX)
An estimated 334,125 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 49 · 0.0 km
- September 3, 2026 · score 76 · 13.3 km
- September 2, 2026 · score 76 · 13.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 49 out of 100, at 93 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 49 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 93% |
| Coordinates | 30.2500, -95.2200 |
| Nearest City | New Caney (10 km) |
| Population Exposed | 334.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T00:44:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 100 |
| Location | 3 WNW Splendora |
| County | Montgomery |
| State | TX |
| Comments | An NWS employee shared a photo of 1 inch hail... around the size of a quarter. They noted that the hail lasted around 3 to 5 minutes in duration. (HGX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 3 WNW Splendora |
| Iem County | Montgomery |
| Iem State | TX |
| Iem Wfo | HGX |
| Iem Remark | An NWS employee shared a photo of 1 inch hail, around the size of a quarter. They noted that the hail lasted around 3 to 5 minutes in duration. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_29.790_-95.060_1773625020000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773625020000,"latitude":29.79,"longitude":-95.06},{"id":"iem_H_30.250_-95.220_1773621840000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773621840000,"latitude":30.25,"longitude":-95.22}] |
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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 49/100, near New Caney (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.