Reported by SPC 173 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 39 recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026 — 20 others scored the same.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near Leesburg, Cherokee, AL. Trees down in the Leesburg area. (BMX)
An estimated 57,546 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- August 11, 2026 · score 39 · 18.7 km
- July 2, 2026 · score 39 · 23.8 km
How we know
One source: SPC. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 85 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 34.1800, -85.7700 |
| Nearest City | Gadsden (29 km) |
| Population Exposed | 57.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-10T00:40:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | Leesburg |
| County | Cherokee |
| State | AL |
| Comments | Trees down in the Leesburg area. (BMX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | Brooksville |
| Iem County | Blount |
| Iem State | AL |
| Iem Wfo | BMX |
| Iem Remark | Reports of gusty winds and a few tree down reports in Blount County. Altoona, Blountsville, Brooksville. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_34.180_-85.770_1773103200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773103200000},{"id":"iem_D_34.180_-86.470_1773100200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773100200000}] |
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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 39/100, near Gadsden (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.