Reported by SPC 171 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 54 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 25 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 11 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near Simplicity, Lunenburg, VA. A couple of trees down on Route 360 in northwest Lunenburg County. Time estimated from radar. (AKQ)
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 7, 2026 · score 22 · 19.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 55 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 55% |
| Coordinates | 37.0800, -78.4300 |
| Nearest City | Lynchburg (73 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T04:16:57.389Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | Simplicity |
| County | Lunenburg |
| State | VA |
| Comments | A couple of trees down on Route 360 in northwest Lunenburg County. Time estimated from radar. (AKQ) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | Simplicity |
| Iem County | Lunenburg |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | AKQ |
| Iem Remark | A couple of trees down on Route 360 in northwest Lunenburg County. Time estimated from radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_37.080_-78.430_1773703620000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773703620000,"latitude":37.08,"longitude":-78.43}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.