Reported by SPC today.
No stronger detection stands among the 114 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 17 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 100 in near 3 S Linwood, Johnston, NC. (RAH)
An estimated 1,276,537 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- September 5, 2026 · score 58 · 0.0 km
- June 27, 2026 · score 52 · 3.8 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 46 · 6.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 74 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 58 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 74% |
| Coordinates | 35.7100, -78.3300 |
| Nearest City | Clayton (14 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.3M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-05T02:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 100 |
| Location | 3 S Linwood |
| County | Johnston |
| State | NC |
| Comments | (RAH) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 0.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 1 E Wendell |
| Iem County | Wake |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| Iem Remark | Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.). |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_35.690_-78.400_1788574140000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788574140000,"latitude":35.69,"longitude":-78.4},{"id":"iem_H_35.780_-78.350_1788573480000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788573480000,"latitude":35.78,"longitude":-78.35}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 58/100, near Clayton (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.