Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 21 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
Reported by SPC 172 days ago.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 138 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 16 March 2026. 72 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 1 S Belmont, Gaston, NC. Power outages and utility lines downed. (GSP)
An estimated 1,436,884 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 0.0 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 52 · 0.0 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 52 · 4.8 km
How we know
One source: SPC. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 73 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 73% |
| Coordinates | 35.2300, -81.0400 |
| Nearest City | Gastonia (14 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.4M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T10:03:09.156Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 1 S Belmont |
| County | Gaston |
| State | NC |
| Comments | Power outages and utility lines downed. (GSP) |
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 52/100, near Gastonia (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.