Reported by SPC today.
No stronger detection stands among the 22 recorded within 20 km of this point since 19 March 2026 — 13 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 18 August 2026.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 58 kt near 2 NE Belltower, Carter, MT. MT Mesonet at Belltower. (BYZ)
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 61 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 61% |
| Coordinates | 45.6500, -104.3600 |
| Nearest City | Gillette (176 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-30T20:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 58 |
| Location | 2 NE Belltower |
| County | Carter |
| State | MT |
| Comments | MT Mesonet at Belltower. (BYZ) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 58 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 NE Belltower |
| Iem County | Carter |
| Iem State | MT |
| Iem Wfo | BYZ |
| Iem Remark | MT Mesonet at Belltower. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_45.650_-104.360_1788120000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788120000000,"latitude":45.65,"longitude":-104.36}] |
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 22/100, near Gillette (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.