Reported by SPC today.
It is the 114th strongest of the 207 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 4 NW West Sadsbury Twp, Lancaster, PA. Large tree down on a car with multiple occupants in the car... no injuries reported. (CTP)
An estimated 364,889 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- June 12, 2026 · score 37 · 7.8 km
- June 22, 2026 · score 43 · 9.6 km
- August 31, 2026 · score 43 · 10.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 40.0300, -75.9800 |
| Nearest City | Lancaster (28 km) |
| Population Exposed | 364.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T05:30:50.085Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 4 NW West Sadsbury Twp |
| County | Lancaster |
| State | PA |
| Comments | Large tree down on a car with multiple occupants in the car... no injuries reported. (CTP) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 4 NW West Sadsbury Twp |
| Iem County | Lancaster |
| Iem State | PA |
| Iem Wfo | CTP |
| Iem Remark | Large tree down on a car with multiple occupants in the car, no injuries reported. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_40.030_-75.980_1788307140000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788307140000,"latitude":40.03,"longitude":-75.98}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 37/100, near Lancaster (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.