Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 37

Severe Weather in United States

JohnstonUnited StatesSPC

Right now

The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 10 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

32 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.

Reported by SPC today.

It is the 20th strongest of the 64 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.

What the source measured

SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 5 WNW Newton Grove, Johnston, NC. Tree down at Reedy Prong Church Rd and Eldridge Rd. (RAH)

An estimated 309,053 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 12 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.

Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 79 % confidence.

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

Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)37 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates35.2900, -78.4300
Nearest CityClayton (40 km)
Population Exposed309.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-06T02:24:22.582Z
Sourcehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

ReportTypewind
SpeedUNK
Location5 WNW Newton Grove
CountyJohnston
StateNC
CommentsTree down at Reedy Prong Church Rd and Eldridge Rd. (RAH)
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City5 WNW Newton Grove
Iem CountyJohnston
Iem StateNC
Iem WfoRAH
Iem RemarkTree down at Reedy Prong Church Rd and Eldridge Rd.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_35.290_-78.430_1788642000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788642000000,"latitude":35.29,"longitude":-78.43}]

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 37/100 (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.