Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Newark

United StatesSPC

Reported by SPC 3 days ago.

It is the 15th strongest of the 80 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.

What the source measured

SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 1 S Upper Oxford Twp, Chester, PA. Tree damage between Oxford and Russellville. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)

An estimated 416,031 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 22 independent sources, including SPC.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 88 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence88%
Coordinates39.8200, -75.9500
Nearest CityNewark (23 km)
Population Exposed416.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-27T20:10:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

ReportTypewind
SpeedUNK
Location1 S Upper Oxford Twp
CountyChester
StatePA
CommentsTree damage between Oxford and Russellville. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
Iem TypeSummaryR
Iem Magnitude3.51
Iem UnitInch
Iem CityLogan Twp
Iem CountyGloucester
Iem StateNJ
Iem WfoPHI
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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 Newark (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.