Reported by SPC 167 days ago.
It is the 7th strongest of the 128 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 12 March 2026. 23 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind UNK kt near 2 WSW Bernards Twp, Somerset, NJ. Downed Tree on I-287 Southbound North of Exit 26 - CR 525/Mount Airy Rd (Bernards Twp)... 2 right lanes of 3 lanes... right shoulder closed. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)
An estimated 13,553,682 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- July 3, 2026 · score 52 · 6.0 km
- June 23, 2026 · score 52 · 6.1 km
- June 6, 2026 · score 52 · 6.7 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 | 40.6900, -74.5800 |
| Nearest City | Basking Ridge (3 km) |
| Population Exposed | 13.6M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T03:54:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 2 WSW Bernards Twp |
| County | Somerset |
| State | NJ |
| Comments | Downed Tree on I-287 Southbound North of Exit 26 - CR 525/Mount Airy Rd (Bernards Twp)... 2 right lanes of 3 lanes... right shoulder closed. Time estimated from radar. (PHI) |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 2 WSW Bernards Twp |
| Iem County | Somerset |
| Iem State | NJ |
| Iem Wfo | PHI |
| Iem Remark | Downed Tree on I-287 Southbound North of Exit 26 - CR 525/Mount Airy Rd (Bernards Twp), 2 right lanes of 3 lanes, right shoulder closed. Time estimated from radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_40.690_-74.580_1773719640000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773719640000,"latitude":40.69,"longitude":-74.58}] |
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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 Basking Ridge (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.