Reported by SPC yesterday.
It is the 7th strongest of the 24 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 19 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 14 August 2026.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 65 kt near 14 NNE Weldon, McCone, MT. Mesonet station VDWM8 Vida W. (GGW)
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 58 % 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 | 58% |
| Coordinates | 47.8000, -105.7900 |
| Nearest City | Williston (166 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-03T04:30:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 65 |
| Location | 14 NNE Weldon |
| County | McCone |
| State | MT |
| Comments | Mesonet station VDWM8 Vida W. (GGW) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 65 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 14 NNE Weldon |
| Iem County | McCone |
| Iem State | MT |
| Iem Wfo | GGW |
| Iem Remark | Mesonet station VDWM8 Vida W. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_47.800_-105.790_1788409800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788409800000,"latitude":47.8,"longitude":-105.79}] |
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.