Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather near Murray

CallowayUnited StatesSPC

Reported by SPC 171 days ago.

No stronger detection stands among the 76 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 45 others scored the same. 27 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 2 NE Kirksey, Calloway, KY. Pieces of metal blew off of two tobacco barns in Kirksey. Several trees and power lines were downed over the county. Time estimated based on radar at Kirksey. (PAH)

An estimated 43,818 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 34 out of 100, at 89 % 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)34 / 100
Our confidence89%
Coordinates36.7000, -88.4000
Nearest CityMurray (13 km)
Population Exposed43.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T01:30:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

ReportTypewind
SpeedUNK
Location2 NE Kirksey
CountyCalloway
StateKY
CommentsPieces of metal blew off of two tobacco barns in Kirksey. Several trees and power lines were downed over the county. Time estimated based on radar at Kirksey. (PAH)
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City2 NE Kirksey
Iem CountyCalloway
Iem StateKY
Iem WfoPAH
Iem RemarkPieces of metal blew off of two tobacco barns in Kirksey. Several trees and power lines were downed over the county. Time estimated based on radar at Kirksey.
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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 34/100, near Murray (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.