Reported by SPC today.
It is the 31st strongest of the 140 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 North Hills, Wood, WV. Large limbs and tree down on power line... blocking Brentwood Dr. (RLX)
An estimated 30,991 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- September 4, 2026 · score 32 · 4.2 km
- August 9, 2026 · score 34 · 7.4 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 39 · 12.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 77 % 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) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 77% |
| Coordinates | 39.3100, -81.5000 |
| Nearest City | Parkersburg (7 km) |
| Population Exposed | 31.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-04T17:36:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | North Hills |
| County | Wood |
| State | WV |
| Comments | Large limbs and tree down on power line... blocking Brentwood Dr. (RLX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | North Hills |
| Iem County | Wood |
| Iem State | WV |
| Iem Wfo | RLX |
| Iem Remark | Large limbs and tree down on power line, blocking Brentwood Dr. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_39.310_-81.450_1788544200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788544200000,"latitude":39.31,"longitude":-81.45},{"id":"iem_D_39.310_-81.500_1788543360000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788543360000,"latitude":39.31,"longitude":-81.5}] |
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 28/100, near Parkersburg (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.