Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Huntsville

United StatesSPC

Reported by SPC 168 days ago.

It is the 5th strongest of the 101 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 26 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 1 SSE Huntsville, Madison, AL. Tree blown down on a house at this location. (HUN)

An estimated 342,371 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including SPC.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 91 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence91%
Coordinates34.7000, -86.6200
Nearest CityHuntsville (4 km)
Population Exposed342.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T05:37:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

ReportTypewind
SpeedUNK
Location1 SSE Huntsville
CountyMadison
StateAL
CommentsTree blown down on a house at this location. (HUN)
Iem TypeSummaryO
Iem City1 S Somerville
Iem CountyMorgan
Iem StateAL
Iem WfoHUN
Iem RemarkTree down on power lines at this location.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_O_34.850_-86.660_1773637440000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773637440000,"latitude":34.85,"longitude":-86.66},{"id":"iem_O_34.460_-86.800_1773629160000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773629160000,"latitude":34.46,"longitude":-86.8}]

Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 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 43/100, near Huntsville (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.