Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Knoxville

KnoxUnited StatesSPC

Reported by SPC 170 days ago.

No stronger detection stands among the 58 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 30 others scored the same. 16 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 3 NNE Lake Forest, Knox, TN. Several trees down. (MRX)

An estimated 286,915 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including SPC.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 91 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence91%
Coordinates35.9600, -83.8500
Nearest CityKnoxville (6 km)
Population Exposed286.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T08:08:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

ReportTypewind
SpeedUNK
Location3 NNE Lake Forest
CountyKnox
StateTN
CommentsSeveral trees down. (MRX)
Iem TypeSummaryN
Iem Magnitude77
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City3 ESE Wears Valley
Iem CountySevier
Iem StateTN
Iem WfoMRX
Iem RemarkNon-thunderstorm mountain winds first exceeded high wind criteria at the 11 pm observation with 61 mph, reached a preliminary peak of 77 mph at the 2 am observation, and at 3 am receded to 72 mph. The
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_35.960_-83.850_1773648480000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773648480000,"latitude":35.96,"longitude":-83.85},{"id":"iem_N_35.700_-83.610_1773644400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773644400000,"latitude":35.7,"longitude":-83.61}]

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 Knoxville (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.