Reported by SPC 170 days ago.
It is the 5th strongest of the 98 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 15 March 2026. 41 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 1 NW Carbondale, Jackson, IL. Many shingles ripped from a house. Time estimated based on radar. (PAH)
An estimated 44,202 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 34 · 11.4 km
- July 4, 2026 · score 39 · 16.7 km
- June 8, 2026 · score 34 · 24.4 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 | 37.7400, -89.2300 |
| Nearest City | Carbondale (1 km) |
| Population Exposed | 44.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T00:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 1 NW Carbondale |
| County | Jackson |
| State | IL |
| Comments | Many shingles ripped from a house. Time estimated based on radar. (PAH) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 NNW Carbondale |
| Iem County | Jackson |
| Iem State | IL |
| Iem Wfo | PAH |
| Iem Remark | Several trees down and power outages across Jackson County. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_37.740_-89.230_1773619500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773619500000,"latitude":37.74,"longitude":-89.23}] |
Safety Information
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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, near Carbondale (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.