Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 47 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
11 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
Reported by SPC today.
It is the 11th strongest of the 66 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 19 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 64 kt near 3 SW Lockwood, Yellowstone, MT. Mesonet station MTYRB 3.1 SW Lockwood (MT DOT). (BYZ)
An estimated 117,116 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 19 March 2026
- August 28, 2026 · score 43 · 6.3 km
- September 7, 2026 · score 49 · 17.7 km
- July 17, 2026 · score 37 · 20.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 37 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 v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 70% |
| Coordinates | 45.7900, -108.4700 |
| Nearest City | Billings (3 km) |
| Population Exposed | 117.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-07T08:15:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 64 |
| Location | 3 SW Lockwood |
| County | Yellowstone |
| State | MT |
| Comments | Mesonet station MTYRB 3.1 SW Lockwood (MT DOT). (BYZ) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 64 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 SW Lockwood |
| Iem County | Yellowstone |
| Iem State | MT |
| Iem Wfo | BYZ |
| Iem Remark | Mesonet station MTYRB 3.1 SW Lockwood (MT DOT). |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_45.800_-108.550_1788768180000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788768180000,"latitude":45.8,"longitude":-108.55},{"id":"iem_G_45.790_-108.470_1788768900000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788768900000,"latitude":45.79,"longitude":-108.47}] |
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 37/100, near Billings (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.