Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 29 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 4 km from here.
Reported by SPC today.
It is the strongest of the 34 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 83 kt near 3 SE Smith Center, Smith, KS. Personal Weather station reports gust to 83mph. (GID)
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- April 27, 2026 · score 22 · 5.1 km
- April 25, 2026 · score 22 · 11.9 km
- August 22, 2026 · score 16 · 14.8 km
How we know
2 recorded sources include SPC; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.57/1 |
| Coordinates | 39.7500, -98.7500 |
| Nearest City | Hastings (98 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-14T21:47:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: spc. Occurrence: 2026-09-14T21:47:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-14T22:04:45.856Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-09-14T22:47:52.864Z · data_change
Index 28 → 28; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-14T22:26:23.891Z · data_change
Index 28 → 28; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-14T22:15:42.086Z · data_change
Index 28 → 28; severity high → high; version 5 → 5.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 83 |
| Location | 3 SE Smith Center |
| County | Smith |
| State | KS |
| Comments | Personal Weather station reports gust to 83mph. (GID) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 83 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 SE Smith Center |
| Iem County | Smith |
| Iem State | KS |
| Iem Wfo | GID |
| Iem Remark | Personal Weather station reports gust to 83mph. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_39.750_-98.750_1789422420000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789422420000,"latitude":39.75,"longitude":-98.75}] |
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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