Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

BillingsUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 10 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 8 June 2026 at 01:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 21 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 2 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 7 at 6:51PM MDT until June 7 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

An estimated 23,765 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 2 April 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 80 % 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
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates46.9734, -103.2974
Nearest CityDickinson (40 km)
Population Exposed23.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Date2026-06-08 — time not reported by the source
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2e3a8d6f75613a687e81b5109d1c0b7f

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescHarding, SD; Perkins, SD; McKenzie, ND; Billings, ND; Golden Valley, ND; Slope, ND and 5 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued June 7 at 6:51PM MDT until June 7 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Expires2026-06-07T19:45:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Rapid City SD
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount10
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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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