Reported by SPC 170 days ago.
It is the 6th strongest of the 71 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. 11 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 2 SW Claremont, Catawba, NC. Power outages and utility line damage along Emmanuel Church Rd. (GSP)
An estimated 292,523 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 17, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 67 · 6.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 89 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 35.6900, -81.1800 |
| Nearest City | Hickory (15 km) |
| Population Exposed | 292.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T13:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 2 SW Claremont |
| County | Catawba |
| State | NC |
| Comments | Power outages and utility line damage along Emmanuel Church Rd. (GSP) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 2 SW Claremont |
| Iem County | Catawba |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | GSP |
| Iem Remark | Power outages and utility line damage along Emmanuel Church Rd. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_35.690_-81.180_1773666600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773666600000,"latitude":35.69,"longitude":-81.18}] |
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 Hickory (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.