Reported by SPC 168 days ago.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 82 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 2 SE Durham, Durham, NC. A tree fell on a house and injured a child in the 1000 block of Red Oak Ave... per a WRAL report from Durham EM. (RAH)
An estimated 1,510,124 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 0.0 km
- July 7, 2026 · score 52 · 6.6 km
- August 6, 2026 · score 52 · 9.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 95 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 95% |
| Coordinates | 35.9600, -78.9000 |
| Nearest City | Durham (3 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.5M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T22:43:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 2 SE Durham |
| County | Durham |
| State | NC |
| Comments | A tree fell on a house and injured a child in the 1000 block of Red Oak Ave... per a WRAL report from Durham EM. (RAH) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 5 NNW Bynum |
| Iem County | Chatham |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| Iem Remark | Tree down at Jones Ferry Road and Meadow Branch Road. |
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Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 52/100, near Durham (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.