Reported by SPC yesterday.
It is the 19th strongest of the 45 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 17 August 2026.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 2 NE Dysartsville, McDowell, NC. Trees down along Dysartsville Rd near the county line. (GSP)
An estimated 95,143 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 29, 2026 · score 39 · 0.0 km
- July 18, 2026 · score 32 · 4.1 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 39 · 11.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 32 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 35.6200, -81.8500 |
| Nearest City | Morganton (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 95.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-28T19:11:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 2 NE Dysartsville |
| County | McDowell |
| State | NC |
| Comments | Trees down along Dysartsville Rd near the county line. (GSP) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 2 NE Dysartsville |
| Iem County | McDowell |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | GSP |
| Iem Remark | Trees down along Dysartsville Rd near the county line. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_35.880_-81.520_1787940540000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1787940540000,"latitude":35.88,"longitude":-81.52},{"id":"iem_D_35.620_-81.850_1787944260000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1787944260000,"latitude":35.62,"longitude":-81.85}] |
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 32/100, near Morganton (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 194 scientific monitoring sources.