Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 6 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 16 km from here.
Reported by SPC 172 days ago.
It is the 15th strongest of the 156 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 15 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 1 NNE Louisburg, Franklin, NC. Power line down in the road in the 100 block of Person St. (RAH)
An estimated 930,330 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- September 3, 2026 · score 37 · 7.1 km
- July 19, 2026 · score 43 · 10.1 km
- June 23, 2026 · score 52 · 14.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 75 % 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 75% |
| Coordinates | 36.1100, -78.2900 |
| Nearest City | Wake Forest (24 km) |
| Population Exposed | 930.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T01:51:24.384Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 1 NNE Louisburg |
| County | Franklin |
| State | NC |
| Comments | Power line down in the road in the 100 block of Person St. (RAH) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 NNE Louisburg |
| Iem County | Franklin |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | RAH |
| Iem Remark | Power line down in the road in the 100 block of Person St. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_36.110_-78.290_1773703560000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773703560000,"latitude":36.11,"longitude":-78.29}] |
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 48/100, near Wake Forest (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.