Calamity
HighSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 40

Severe Weather in United States

McPhersonUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 81 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 1 June 2026 at 00:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 39 recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 April 2026 — 11 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 31 at 6:19PM CDT until May 31 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

An estimated 28,102 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 8 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 40 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityHigh
Calamity Score (ours)40 / 100
Our confidence89%
Coordinates45.6620, -99.0020
Nearest CityAberdeen (46 km)
Population Exposed28.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-31T23:19:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2cc3a7afb25bf77770467572a8435b64

Score Breakdown

50
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescEdmunds, SD; McPherson, SD; McPherson, SD
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 31 at 6:19PM CDT until May 31 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Expires2026-05-31T19:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Aberdeen SD
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2cc3a7afb25bf77770467572a8435b643f17d8be.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b94b698eec26747b2ef520dee942c52aaefd4b6.001.1"]
Spc ReportTypehail
Spc Speed100
Spc Location6 ESE Roscoe
Spc CountyEdmunds
Spc StateSD
Spc CommentsMostly dime size hail with the largest stones quarter size. Time estimated by radar. (ABR)
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1
Iem UnitInch
Iem City6 SE Roscoe

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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