Reported by SPC 168 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 38 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 24 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 12 March 2026. 15 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 3 W Core Point, Beaufort, NC. Tideland Electric reported a tree on powerlines... time based on radar. (MHX)
An estimated 120,667 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- March 17, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- August 6, 2026 · score 43 · 5.3 km
- July 29, 2026 · score 43 · 9.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 90 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 35.4300, -76.9000 |
| Nearest City | New Bern (38 km) |
| Population Exposed | 120.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T18:38:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 3 W Core Point |
| County | Beaufort |
| State | NC |
| Comments | Tideland Electric reported a tree on powerlines... time based on radar. (MHX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 3 W Core Point |
| Iem County | Beaufort |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | MHX |
| Iem Remark | Tideland Electric reported a tree on powerlines, time based on radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_35.430_-76.900_1773686280000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773686280000,"latitude":35.43,"longitude":-76.9}] |
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 43/100 (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.