Reported by SPC today.
It is the 30th strongest of the 54 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 2 ESE Greensboro, Guilford, NC. 20k people reported without power in Greensboro... with Duke Energy reporting as being caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH)
An estimated 801,004 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 10, 2026 · score 48 · 0.2 km
- August 9, 2026 · score 48 · 3.6 km
- September 4, 2026 · score 41 · 4.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 41 out of 100, at 73 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 41 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 73% |
| Coordinates | 36.0700, -79.7900 |
| Nearest City | Greensboro (0 km) |
| Population Exposed | 801.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-05T03:17:51.900Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 2 ESE Greensboro |
| County | Guilford |
| State | NC |
| Comments | 20k people reported without power in Greensboro... with Duke Energy reporting as being caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. (RAH) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 2 ESE Greensboro |
| Iem County | Guilford |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| Iem Remark | 20k people reported without power in Greensboro, with Duke Energy reporting as being caused by fallen trees or limbs damaging equipment. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_36.110_-79.830_1788560040000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788560040000,"latitude":36.11,"longitude":-79.83},{"id":"iem_H_36.140_-79.860_1788559920000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788559920000,"latitude":36.14,"longitude":-79.86},{"id":"iem_H_36.140_-79.860_1788559860000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788559860000,"latitude":36.14,"longitude":-79.86},{"id":"iem_D_36.070_-79.790_1788560340000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788560340000,"latitude":36.07,"longitude":-79.79}] |
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 41/100, near Greensboro (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.