Reported by SPC today.
It is the 12th strongest of the 77 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 22 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 13 August 2026.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 60 kt near Union Center, Meade, SD. (UNR)
How we know
Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 65 % 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) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 65% |
| Coordinates | 44.5700, -102.6700 |
| Nearest City | Rapid City (70 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-30T23:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 60 |
| Location | Union Center |
| County | Meade |
| State | SD |
| Comments | (UNR) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | mph |
| Iem City | Union Center |
| Iem County | Meade |
| Iem State | SD |
| Iem Wfo | UNR |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_44.700_-102.900_1788130200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788130200000,"latitude":44.7,"longitude":-102.9},{"id":"iem_G_44.700_-102.900_1788130800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788130800000,"latitude":44.7,"longitude":-102.9},{"id":"iem_G_44.560_-102.720_1788130740000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788130740000,"latitude":44.56,"longitude":-102.72},{"id":"iem_G_44.700_-102.900_1788130500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788130500000,"latitude":44.7,"longitude":-102.9},{"id":"iem_G_44.570_-102.670_1788130800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788130800000,"latitude":44.57,"longitude":-102.67}] |
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 16/100, near Rapid City (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.