Reported by SPC 169 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 97 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 35 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 14 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 2 S Chatham, Sangamon, IL. Powerlines down. (ILX)
An estimated 133,497 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 23, 2026 · score 43 · 11.9 km
- July 2, 2026 · score 43 · 16.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 93 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 93% |
| Coordinates | 39.6400, -89.7000 |
| Nearest City | Springfield (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 133.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T03:33:45.036Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 2 S Chatham |
| County | Sangamon |
| State | IL |
| Comments | Powerlines down. (ILX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 2 S Chatham |
| Iem County | Sangamon |
| Iem State | IL |
| Iem Wfo | ILX |
| Iem Remark | Powerlines down. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_39.790_-89.620_1773613800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773613800000,"latitude":39.79,"longitude":-89.62},{"id":"iem_D_39.640_-89.700_1773612840000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773612840000,"latitude":39.64,"longitude":-89.7}] |
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 43/100, near Springfield (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.