Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 08:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 35th strongest of the 186 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Heavy Freezing Spray Warning issued March 15 at 3:36PM CDT until March 16 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
An estimated 16,788 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- September 4, 2026 · score 28 · 0.0 km
- September 3, 2026 · score 28 · 0.0 km
- September 2, 2026 · score 28 · 0.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 89 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 46.0000, -94.3000 |
| Nearest City | Sartell (43 km) |
| Population Exposed | 16.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-15T20:36:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Heavy Freezing Spray Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0716c196c94008178fdab7e661b2b79c |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Grand Portage to Grand Marais MN; Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN; Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN; Sand Island to Bayfield WI; Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI; Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland and 2 more areas |
| Headline | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning issued March 15 at 3:36PM CDT until March 16 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T03:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Duluth MN |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0716c196c94008178fdab7e661b2b79cfe02d133.001.2","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0716c196c94008178fdab7e661b2b79cfe02d133.002.2","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0716c196c94008178fdab7e661b2b79cfe02d133.003.2","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0716c196c94008178fdab7e661b2b79cfe02d133.004.2","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6e2b3d474377a7ad6feb1fc5b1c64390b0684af2.001.2"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | S |
| Iem Magnitude | 3.3 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 2 N Pillager |
| Iem County | Cass |
| Iem State | MN |
| Iem Wfo | DLH |
| Iem Remark | Spotter CS 026. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_S_45.820_-94.570_1773585600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773585600000,"latitude":45.82,"longitude":-94.57},{"id":"iem_S_45.700_-94.280_1773586500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773586500000,"latitude":45.7,"longitude":-94.28},{"id":"iem_S_46.010_-94.380_1773590580000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773590580000,"latitude":46.01,"longitude":-94.38},{"id":"iem_S_46.350_-94.470_1773590400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773590400000,"latitude":46.35,"longitude":-94.47}] |
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Series begins 8 March 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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.