Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 46

Severe Weather near Damascus

FrederickUnited StatesSPC

Reported by SPC today.

It is the 187th strongest of the 232 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 27 August 2026.

What the source measured

SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 1 WSW Green Valley, Frederick, MD. A tree was down on wires along Green Valley Road at Lawson Road. (LWX)

An estimated 2,103,933 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 11 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.

Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 87 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)46 / 100
Our confidence87%
Coordinates39.3400, -77.2700
Nearest CityDamascus (8 km)
Population Exposed2.1M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-02T17:07:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

ReportTypewind
SpeedUNK
Location1 WSW Green Valley
CountyFrederick
StateMD
CommentsA tree was down on wires along Green Valley Road at Lawson Road. (LWX)
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City1 WSW Green Valley
Iem CountyFrederick
Iem StateMD
Iem WfoLWX
Iem RemarkA tree was down on wires along Green Valley Road at Lawson Road.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_D_39.340_-77.270_1788368820000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788368820000,"latitude":39.34,"longitude":-77.27}]

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 46/100, near Damascus (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.