Reported by SPC 2 days ago.
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 61 kt near 3 WNW Salem, Utah, UT. UDOT Mesonet I-15 @ Beer Creek measured a 61 mph thunderstorm wind gust. (SLC)
An estimated 494,980 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 28 August 2026
- August 30, 2026 · score 48 · 8.8 km
- August 30, 2026 · score 48 · 12.9 km
- August 29, 2026 · score 49 · 16.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 83 % 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 | 83% |
| Coordinates | 40.0700, -111.7200 |
| Nearest City | Payson (3 km) |
| Population Exposed | 495.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-29T00:47:47.435Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 61 |
| Location | 3 WNW Salem |
| County | Utah |
| State | UT |
| Comments | UDOT Mesonet I-15 @ Beer Creek measured a 61 mph thunderstorm wind gust. (SLC) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 61 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 WNW Salem |
| Iem County | Utah |
| Iem State | UT |
| Iem Wfo | SLC |
| Iem Remark | UDOT Mesonet I-15 @ Beer Creek measured a 61 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_40.070_-111.720_1787955600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1787955600000,"latitude":40.07,"longitude":-111.72}] |
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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.
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 188 scientific monitoring sources.