Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Shelby

ClevelandUnited StatesSPC

Right now

The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 38 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

19 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 5 km from here.

Reported by SPC 173 days ago.

No stronger detection stands among the 87 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 36 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 16 March 2026. 15 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 3 N Shelby, Cleveland, NC. Power outages and utility line damage. (GSP)

An estimated 151,798 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

One source: SPC. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 43 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence73%
Coordinates35.3300, -81.5300
Nearest CityShelby (5 km)
Population Exposed151.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-17T10:03:09.156Z
Sourcehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

ReportTypewind
SpeedUNK
Location3 N Shelby
CountyCleveland
StateNC
CommentsPower outages and utility line damage. (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 43/100, near Shelby (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.