Reported by SPC 170 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 81 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 23 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 44 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 1 ESE Skinquarter, Chesterfield, VA. Blown transformer and tree down in the road. (AKQ)
An estimated 511,761 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- March 17, 2026 · score 48 · 0.0 km
- July 5, 2026 · score 48 · 5.3 km
- July 27, 2026 · score 48 · 10.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 74 % 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 | 74% |
| Coordinates | 37.3900, -77.7700 |
| Nearest City | Midlothian (17 km) |
| Population Exposed | 511.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T00:15:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 1 ESE Skinquarter |
| County | Chesterfield |
| State | VA |
| Comments | Blown transformer and tree down in the road. (AKQ) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 ESE Skinquarter |
| Iem County | Chesterfield |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | AKQ |
| Iem Remark | Blown transformer and tree down in the road. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_37.390_-77.770_1773706500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773706500000,"latitude":37.39,"longitude":-77.77}] |
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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 48/100, near Midlothian (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.