Reported by SPC today.
It is the 19th strongest of the 62 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 1 S Emporia, City of Emporia, VA. Multiple trees down across the city of Emporia. (AKQ)
An estimated 15,345 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- September 3, 2026 · score 28 · 5.8 km
- July 27, 2026 · score 34 · 13.5 km
- June 23, 2026 · score 34 · 16.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 28 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) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 73% |
| Coordinates | 36.6900, -77.5400 |
| Nearest City | Roanoke Rapids (27 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.3K 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 | 1 S Emporia |
| County | City of Emporia |
| State | VA |
| Comments | Multiple trees down across the city of Emporia. (AKQ) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 S Emporia |
| Iem County | City of Emporia |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | AKQ |
| Iem Remark | Multiple trees down across the city of Emporia. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_36.690_-77.540_1788562380000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788562380000,"latitude":36.69,"longitude":-77.54}] |
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 28/100, near Roanoke Rapids (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.