Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 19 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
22 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 18 km from here.
Reported by SPC today.
It is the 29th strongest of the 41 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 59 kt near 5 NNE Forestgrove, Fergus, MT. AWOS station K1NM 5 NE Forestgrove. (TFX)
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 56 % 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) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 56% |
| Coordinates | 47.0600, -109.0300 |
| Nearest City | Billings (148 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-07T18:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 59 |
| Location | 5 NNE Forestgrove |
| County | Fergus |
| State | MT |
| Comments | AWOS station K1NM 5 NE Forestgrove. (TFX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 59 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 5 NNE Forestgrove |
| Iem County | Fergus |
| Iem State | MT |
| Iem Wfo | TFX |
| Iem Remark | AWOS station K1NM 5 NE Forestgrove. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_47.060_-109.030_1788804300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788804300000,"latitude":47.06,"longitude":-109.03}] |
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 16/100 (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.