Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 13 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 17 km from here.
Reported by SPC today.
It is the strongest of the 32 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 7 September 2026. 15 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Tornado reported near Lighthouse Point, Broward, FL. [Landspout] Broadcast media relayed video of a short duration landspout that lofted palm fronds and other small debris for a brief period before it dissipated. TPBI ra (MFL)
Urban PEI: 3,043,242 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 8 April 2026
- June 15, 2026 · score 52 · 2.1 km
- September 7, 2026 · score 46 · 9.5 km
- September 7, 2026 · score 46 · 12.9 km
How we know
2 recorded sources include SPC; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 58 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) | 58 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.76/1 |
| Coordinates | 26.2800, -80.0800 |
| Nearest City | Deerfield Beach (5 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 3.0M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-18T17:30:00.000Z |
| 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: 2026-09-18T17:30:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-18T19:41:31.704Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-09-18T19:52:56.389Z · data_change
Index 58 → 58; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | tornado |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | Lighthouse Point |
| County | Broward |
| State | FL |
| Comments | [Landspout] Broadcast media relayed video of a short duration landspout that lofted palm fronds and other small debris for a brief period before it dissipated. TPBI ra (MFL) |
| Iem TypeSummary | E |
| Iem City | 1 NNW Dania Beach |
| Iem County | Broward |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | MFL |
| Iem Remark | FLL Emergency Manager reported minor flooding at the entry/exit of the airport, portions of Perimeter Road, and parking structures. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_W_26.280_-80.080_1789752600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789752600000,"latitude":26.28,"longitude":-80.08},{"id":"iem_E_26.070_-80.150_1789758600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789758600000,"latitude":26.07,"longitude":-80.15}] |
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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