Severe Weather near Foggy Bottom
Reported by SPC 171 days ago.
It is the 608th strongest of the 990 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 182 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 61 kt near Gwu Mount Vernon Campus, District of Colum, DC. (LWX)
An estimated 4,815,154 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- July 5, 2026 · score 52 · 1.0 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 3.5 km
- June 11, 2026 · score 46 · 4.6 km
How we know
One source: SPC. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 70 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 70% |
| Coordinates | 38.9200, -77.0900 |
| Nearest City | Foggy Bottom (3 km) |
| Population Exposed | 4.8M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T01:20:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 61 |
| Location | Gwu Mount Vernon Campus |
| County | District of Colum |
| State | DC |
| Comments | (LWX) |
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 52/100, near Foggy Bottom (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.