Reported by SPC 2 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 100 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 31 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near Free Union, Albemarle, VA. Trees down on VA-665 Buck Mountain Rd (LWX)
An estimated 145,042 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 12, 2026 · score 43 · 7.0 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 43 · 16.0 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 43 · 16.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 79 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 38.1600, -78.5600 |
| Nearest City | Charlottesville (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 145.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-28T04:29:44.705Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | Free Union |
| County | Albemarle |
| State | VA |
| Comments | Trees down on VA-665 Buck Mountain Rd (LWX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | Free Union |
| Iem County | Albemarle |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | LWX |
| Iem Remark | Trees down on VA-665 Buck Mountain Rd |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_38.160_-78.560_1787870700000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1787870700000,"latitude":38.16,"longitude":-78.56}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Charlottesville (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 194 scientific monitoring sources.