Reported by SPC today.
It is the 8th strongest of the 10 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 July 2026. The last comparable one was on 24 July 2026.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 63 kt near 5 S Sheridan Lake, Kiowa, CO. PWS. (PUB)
Nearby, since 8 July 2026
- September 1, 2026 · score 28 · 4.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 61 % 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) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 61% |
| Coordinates | 38.4000, -102.2900 |
| Nearest City | Garden City (133 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-01T00:44:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 63 |
| Location | 5 S Sheridan Lake |
| County | Kiowa |
| State | CO |
| Comments | PWS. (PUB) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 56 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 10 WNW Horace |
| Iem County | Greeley |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | GLD |
| Iem Remark | Report of 56 MPH wind gust at Mesonet Station ID: ambient_2826cb29615d9acaa3ccfaf3c182016e. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_38.400_-102.290_1788223440000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788223440000,"latitude":38.4,"longitude":-102.29},{"id":"iem_G_38.550_-101.960_1788228240000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788228240000,"latitude":38.55,"longitude":-101.96}] |
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 16/100 (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.