Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 13 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
74 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 6 km from here.
Reported by SPC 175 days ago.
It is the 20th strongest of the 212 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 4 SSE Harris, Rutherford, NC. Tree down on US 221. (GSP)
An estimated 86,421 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 17, 2026 · score 43 · 21.2 km
- July 19, 2026 · score 39 · 21.4 km
- September 7, 2026 · score 37 · 22.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 81 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 35.1900, -81.8400 |
| Nearest City | Spartanburg (28 km) |
| Population Exposed | 86.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T12:08:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 4 SSE Harris |
| County | Rutherford |
| State | NC |
| Comments | Tree down on US 221. (GSP) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 4 SSE Harris |
| Iem County | Rutherford |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | GSP |
| Iem Remark | Tree down on US 221. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_35.190_-81.840_1773662880000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773662880000,"latitude":35.19,"longitude":-81.84}] |
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 39/100, near Spartanburg (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.