This alert expired on 4 September 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 31 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 31 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 29 August 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 6:53PM CDT until September 3 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Nearby, since 31 March 2026
- June 30, 2026 · score 67 · 10.5 km
- May 26, 2026 · score 43 · 16.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 71 % 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 | 71% |
| Coordinates | 47.3561, -96.7515 |
| Nearest City | Fargo (53 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-03T23:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.0a213d037a3a7b34f59a307c3eadf5a72df9b045.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Otter Tail, MN; Wilkin, MN; Grand Forks, ND; Walsh, ND |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 6:53PM CDT until September 3 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND |
| Expires | 2026-09-03T19:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Grand Forks ND |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0a213d037a3a7b34f59a307c3eadf5a72df9b045.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.509ac82db1ecbf619e4b2a1c67863c4fd9814678.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | 3 SE Mcintosh |
| Spc County | Polk |
| Spc State | MN |
| Spc Comments | Off duty NWS employee reported branches up to 4 inches in diameter being knocked down... on and off pea to half inch hail for last 5 minutes. Location estimated 3 SE of (FGF) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 59 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 4 WSW Felton |
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 noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.