Reported by SPC today.
No stronger detection stands among the 64 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 4 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 13 August 2026.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 61 kt near 7 E Sturgis, Meade, SD. (UNR)
An estimated 73,569 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 30, 2026 · score 39 · 0.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 86 % 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 44.4200, -103.3800 |
| Nearest City | Rapid City (40 km) |
| Population Exposed | 73.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-30T22:20:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 61 |
| Location | 7 E Sturgis |
| County | Meade |
| State | SD |
| Comments | (UNR) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | mph |
| Iem City | 7 E Sturgis |
| Iem County | Meade |
| Iem State | SD |
| Iem Wfo | UNR |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_44.410_-103.470_1788128100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788128100000,"latitude":44.41,"longitude":-103.47},{"id":"iem_G_44.420_-103.380_1788128400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788128400000,"latitude":44.42,"longitude":-103.38},{"id":"iem_G_44.420_-103.380_1788129300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788129300000,"latitude":44.42,"longitude":-103.38}] |
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 39/100, near Rapid City (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.