Reported by SPC 167 days ago.
It is the 617th strongest of the 857 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 70 kt near 1 NNW Newark Airport, Essex, NJ. KEWR ASOS. (OKX)
An estimated 27,638,961 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- July 18, 2026 · score 52 · 1.4 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 2.4 km
- July 18, 2026 · score 52 · 3.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 80 % 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 | 80% |
| Coordinates | 40.7000, -74.1800 |
| Nearest City | Hillside (4 km) |
| Population Exposed | 27.6M 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 | 70 |
| Location | 1 NNW Newark Airport |
| County | Essex |
| State | NJ |
| Comments | KEWR ASOS. (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_40.640_-73.780_1773722640000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773722640000,"latitude":40.64,"longitude":-73.78},{"id":"iem_G_40.780_-73.880_1773722400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773722400000,"latitude":40.78,"longitude":-73.88},{"id":"iem_G_40.700_-74.180_1773721200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773721200000,"latitude":40.7,"longitude":-74.18},{"id":"iem_M_40.920_-73.730_1773722760000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773722760000,"latitude":40.92,"longitude":-73.73},{"id":"iem_G_40.680_-74.170_1773721200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773721200000,"latitude":40.68,"longitude":-74.17}] |
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 Hillside (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.