Reported by SPC 171 days ago.
It is the 31st strongest of the 190 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 57 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 66 kt near 2 ESE Port Penn, ANZ430, DE. Lower Alloways Creek mesonet. (PHI)
An estimated 462,585 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 11 March 2026
- September 2, 2026 · score 37 · 2.2 km
- July 21, 2026 · score 48 · 3.3 km
- July 5, 2026 · score 48 · 6.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 75 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 75% |
| Coordinates | 39.5100, -75.5400 |
| Nearest City | Middletown (17 km) |
| Population Exposed | 462.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T02:55:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 66 |
| Location | 2 ESE Port Penn |
| County | ANZ430 |
| State | DE |
| Comments | Lower Alloways Creek mesonet. (PHI) |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 66 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 ESE Port Penn |
| Iem County | ANZ430 |
| Iem State | DE |
| Iem Wfo | PHI |
| Iem Remark | Lower Alloways Creek mesonet. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_39.510_-75.540_1773716100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773716100000,"latitude":39.51,"longitude":-75.54}] |
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 43/100, near Middletown (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.