Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 5 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
30 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
Reported by SPC today.
No stronger detection stands among the 39 recorded within 20 km of this point since 6 May 2026 — 32 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 15 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 310 in near 9 S Brandon, Kiowa, CO. Picture of measurement from social media. (PUB)
Nearby, since 6 May 2026
- September 1, 2026 · score 28 · 13.5 km
How we know
2 recorded sources include SPC; independence is not established by this count.
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 | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.52/1 |
| Coordinates | 38.3200, -102.4300 |
| Nearest City | Garden City (142 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-21T00:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
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: spc. Occurrence: 2026-09-21T00:10:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-21T08:28:54.810Z. Material modification: 2026-09-21T09:50:05.231Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-09-21T09:50:05.231Z · data_change
Index 28 → 28; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 310 |
| Location | 9 S Brandon |
| County | Kiowa |
| State | CO |
| Comments | Picture of measurement from social media. (PUB) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 2 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 4 SSE Kit Carson |
| Iem County | Cheyenne |
| Iem State | CO |
| Iem Wfo | GLD |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_38.320_-102.430_1789949400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789949400000,"latitude":38.32,"longitude":-102.43},{"id":"iem_H_38.680_-102.790_1789945740000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789945740000,"latitude":38.68,"longitude":-102.79},{"id":"iem_H_38.820_-102.940_1789944000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789944000000,"latitude":38.82,"longitude":-102.94},{"id":"iem_H_38.550_-102.790_1789945440000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789945440000,"latitude":38.55,"longitude":-102.79},{"id":"iem_H_38.320_-102.430_1789950360000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789950360000,"latitude":38.32,"longitude":-102.43},{"id":"iem_H_38.710_-102.770_1789945320000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789945320000,"latitude":38.71,"longitude":-102.77},{"id":"iem_H_38.760_-102.800_1789944360000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789944360000,"latitude":38.76,"longitude":-102.8},{"id":"iem_H_38.710_-102.770_1789945860000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789945860000,"latitude":38.71,"longitude":-102.77}] |
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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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