Reported by SPC 167 days ago.
It is the 616th strongest of the 855 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 66 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 71 kt near Newark Airport, Union, NJ. Corrects previous report from KEWR. ASOS station KEWR Newark Airport. (OKX)
An estimated 27,653,059 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- July 18, 2026 · score 52 · 1.2 km
- July 18, 2026 · score 52 · 2.1 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 2.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 75 % 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 | 75% |
| Coordinates | 40.6800, -74.1700 |
| Nearest City | Elizabeth (4 km) |
| Population Exposed | 27.7M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T04:20:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 71 |
| Location | Newark Airport |
| County | Union |
| State | NJ |
| Comments | Corrects previous report from KEWR. ASOS station KEWR Newark Airport. (OKX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 71 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Newark Airport |
| Iem County | Union |
| Iem State | NJ |
| Iem Wfo | OKX |
| Iem Remark | Corrects previous report from KEWR. ASOS station KEWR Newark Airport. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_40.680_-74.170_1773721200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773721200000,"latitude":40.68,"longitude":-74.17}] |
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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 52/100, near Elizabeth (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.