Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 78 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
Reported by SPC 4 days ago.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 9 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 6 September 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 19 E Vansant, Buchanan, VA. Tree down blocking the road. (RLX)
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- September 6, 2026 · 8.9 km
- September 22, 2026 · score 28 · 22.9 km
- June 2, 2026 · 27.7 km
How we know
2 recorded sources include SPC; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 16 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.64/1 |
| Coordinates | 37.2400, -81.7400 |
| Nearest City | Beckley (77 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-21T20:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: spc. Occurrence: 2026-09-21T20:05:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-21T23:25:15.943Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 19 E Vansant |
| County | Buchanan |
| State | VA |
| Comments | Tree down blocking the road. (RLX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 2 NNE Breaks Interstate |
| Iem County | Buchanan |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | RLX |
| Iem Remark | Large tree down on road. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_37.240_-81.740_1790021100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1790021100000,"latitude":37.24,"longitude":-81.74},{"id":"iem_D_37.310_-82.280_1790018700000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1790018700000,"latitude":37.31,"longitude":-82.28}] |
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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