Reported by SPC 169 days ago.
It is the 4th strongest of the 133 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 110 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near Leitchfield, Grayson, KY. Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Leitchfield. 30 trees down calls in Leitchfield and about 4300 customers without power in Grayson County. (LMK)
An estimated 52,065 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 28, 2026 · score 22 · 23.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 88 % 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 37.4800, -86.2900 |
| Nearest City | Elizabethtown (45 km) |
| Population Exposed | 52.1K 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 | UNK |
| Location | Leitchfield |
| County | Grayson |
| State | KY |
| Comments | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Leitchfield. 30 trees down calls in Leitchfield and about 4300 customers without power in Grayson County. (LMK) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | Leitchfield |
| Iem County | Grayson |
| Iem State | KY |
| Iem Wfo | LMK |
| Iem Remark | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Leitchfield. 30 trees down calls in Leitchfield and about 4300 customers without power in Grayson County. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_37.480_-86.290_1773631500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773631500000,"latitude":37.48,"longitude":-86.29}] |
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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 39/100 (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.