Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather in United States

SanbornUnited StatesSPC

Right now

The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 9 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

Reported by SPC 79 days ago.

It is the 4th strongest of the 26 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

SPC reported: Wind 62 kt near 4 ESE Forestburg, Sanborn, SD. Mesonet station 6 SD RWIS Forestburg. (FSD)

An estimated 15,669 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

One source: SPC. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 70 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)28 / 100
Our confidence70%
Coordinates44.0100, -98.0300
Nearest CityMitchell (33 km)
Population Exposed15.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-18T12:07:22.703Z
Sourcehttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

ReportTypewind
Speed62
Location4 ESE Forestburg
CountySanborn
StateSD
CommentsMesonet station 6 SD RWIS Forestburg. (FSD)

Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 28/100 (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.