Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 23 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
33 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
Reported by SPC today.
It is the 76th strongest of the 151 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 2 SSW Bent Creek, Appomattox, VA. Tree down on Cove Mountain Road. (RNK)
An estimated 145,329 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 3, 2026 · score 37 · 10.6 km
- July 27, 2026 · score 43 · 14.6 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 43 · 17.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 37.5000, -78.8500 |
| Nearest City | Lynchburg (27 km) |
| Population Exposed | 145.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-05T02:09:52.851Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 2 SSW Bent Creek |
| County | Appomattox |
| State | VA |
| Comments | Tree down on Cove Mountain Road. (RNK) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 2 SSW Bent Creek |
| Iem County | Appomattox |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | RNK |
| Iem Remark | Tree down on Cove Mountain Road. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_37.500_-78.850_1788552900000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788552900000,"latitude":37.5,"longitude":-78.85}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 37/100, near Lynchburg (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.