Reported by SPC yesterday.
No stronger detection stands among the 39 recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 May 2026 — 32 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 61 kt near 1 NW Sundance, Utah, UT. UVU Sundance Study Plot mesonet measured a 61 mph thunderstorm wind gust. (SLC)
An estimated 1,710,074 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 13 May 2026
- August 29, 2026 · score 52 · 4.5 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 52 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 83% |
| Coordinates | 40.3800, -111.5900 |
| Nearest City | Orem (12 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.7M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-29T01:09:41.311Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 61 |
| Location | 1 NW Sundance |
| County | Utah |
| State | UT |
| Comments | UVU Sundance Study Plot mesonet measured a 61 mph thunderstorm wind gust. (SLC) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 61 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 1 NW Sundance |
| Iem County | Utah |
| Iem State | UT |
| Iem Wfo | SLC |
| Iem Remark | UVU Sundance Study Plot mesonet measured a 61 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_40.380_-111.590_1787958000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1787958000000,"latitude":40.38,"longitude":-111.59}] |
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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 52/100, near Orem (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.