Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Payson

United StatesSPC

Reported by SPC yesterday.

It is the 16th strongest of the 44 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 28 August 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.

What the source measured

SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 1 NNW Payson, Utah, UT. Social media video of a semi truck rolled over off the side of I-15 from thunderstorm wind gusts. Time estimated from radar. (SLC)

An estimated 494,980 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 28 August 2026

How we know

One source: SPC. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 61 % 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 confidence61%
Coordinates40.0500, -111.7400
Nearest CityPayson (1 km)
Population Exposed495.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-29T12:11:12.020Z
Sourcehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

ReportTypewind
SpeedUNK
Location1 NNW Payson
CountyUtah
StateUT
CommentsSocial media video of a semi truck rolled over off the side of I-15 from thunderstorm wind gusts. Time estimated from radar. (SLC)

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 43/100, near Payson (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.