Reported by SPC today.
No stronger detection stands among the 26 recorded within 20 km of this point since 19 March 2026 — 16 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 59 kt near 6 NNE Belltower, Carter, MT. Mesonet station MTM93 Ekalaka Se. (BYZ)
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 66 % 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 | 66% |
| Coordinates | 45.7100, -104.3400 |
| Nearest City | Dickinson (176 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-30T20:30:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 59 |
| Location | 6 NNE Belltower |
| County | Carter |
| State | MT |
| Comments | Mesonet station MTM93 Ekalaka Se. (BYZ) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 57 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 10 WNW Ekalaka |
| Iem County | Carter |
| Iem State | MT |
| Iem Wfo | BYZ |
| Iem Remark | MT Mesonet Ekalaka West. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_45.710_-104.340_1788121800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788121800000,"latitude":45.71,"longitude":-104.34},{"id":"iem_G_45.950_-104.740_1788120000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788120000000,"latitude":45.95,"longitude":-104.74}] |
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100, near Dickinson (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.