Reported by SPC 169 days ago.
It is the 64th strongest of the 142 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 120 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 62 kt near 3 WSW Leitchfield, Grayson, KY. Mesonet station BLRK Leitchfield 3 W. (LMK)
An estimated 29,678 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 28, 2026 · score 22 · 21.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 87 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 37.4600, -86.3400 |
| Nearest City | Elizabethtown (49 km) |
| Population Exposed | 29.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T03:25:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 62 |
| Location | 3 WSW Leitchfield |
| County | Grayson |
| State | KY |
| Comments | Mesonet station BLRK Leitchfield 3 W. (LMK) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 62 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 WSW Leitchfield |
| Iem County | Grayson |
| Iem State | KY |
| Iem Wfo | LMK |
| Iem Remark | Mesonet station BLRK Leitchfield 3 W. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_37.460_-86.340_1773631500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773631500000,"latitude":37.46,"longitude":-86.34}] |
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Series begins 10 February 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 34/100 (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.