Reported by SPC 2 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 60 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 42 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 28 August 2026.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 1 SSE Star, Montgomery, NC. tree down on powerlines on cotton creek rd. (RAH)
An estimated 57,858 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 19, 2026 · score 39 · 7.7 km
- July 6, 2026 · score 39 · 17.2 km
- August 6, 2026 · score 39 · 17.5 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 83 % 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 | 83% |
| Coordinates | 35.3900, -79.7800 |
| Nearest City | Pinehurst (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 57.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-29T00:47:47.435Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 1 SSE Star |
| County | Montgomery |
| State | NC |
| Comments | tree down on powerlines on cotton creek rd. (RAH) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 SSE Star |
| Iem County | Montgomery |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| Iem Remark | tree down on powerlines on cotton creek rd. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_35.390_-79.780_1787954820000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1787954820000,"latitude":35.39,"longitude":-79.78}] |
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 Pinehurst (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.