BELFAST|05:38|Northern Ireland|Weather
Reported 90mph gusts on the north Antrim coast
Meteorological observations outweigh eyewitness description; figure revised down.
DEVELOPINGProof Score 52Independent lineages 4Primary sources 1Last AI recheck 31 minutes ago
What we know
- ✓A named storm is affecting Northern Ireland and warnings are in force.
What we don't know
- ?Whether any station recorded a gust at or above 90mph.
Summary
Generated only from the evidence dossier
Weather claims are scored against instrument observations, not descriptions of severity.
CLAIM-052
Assertion type: ESTIMATE
Gusts of 90mph were recorded on the north Antrim coast.
•DEVELOPING
52
Claim ID
CLAIM-052
Proof Score
52
Proofed at
—
Last rechecked
31 minutes ago
Evidence count
1
Independent lineages
4
Principal score factors
- Warning in force from meteorological authority+22
- Highest verified observation is 74mph-22
- Awaiting overnight station data publication-8
Evidence
- DATAEV-61 · lineage L1 · 05:20Station observations
Peak gust 74mph at the nearest coastal station.
Authoritative for: Recorded wind speed
Source tree · information lineage
- OriginStation observation network
Primary instrument data
- Hop 1Local posts describing severity
Descriptive, not measurement
The Sceptic · adversarial verification
- ↯Checked whether any station is offline that might have recorded higher; two are pending.
Evidence graph
How the conclusion was constructed
- 01EVENT
- 02CLAIMS
- 03ORIGINAL SOURCES
- 04INDEPENDENT LINEAGES
- 05PRIMARY EVIDENCE
- 06OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
- 07DATA
- 08MEDIA
- 09SECONDARY REPORTING
- 10CONTRADICTORY EVIDENCE
Contradictions
Recorded, never hidden
- The highest verified station observation currently available is 74mph, below the circulating figure.
Proof ledger
Permanent chronological record
- 05:20SIGNAL DETECTED — warning issued
- 05:38CLAIM-052 → DEVELOPING · Proof Score 52
Corrections
Built in, not a footnote
No corrections issued for this story.