This alert expired on 3 September 2026 at 20:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 15 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 29 August 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 2:08PM CDT until September 3 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
An estimated 57,011 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 3 April 2026
- September 3, 2026 · score 45 · 18.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100, at 86 % 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) | 32 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 47.6303, -96.7752 |
| Nearest City | Grand Forks (38 km) |
| Population Exposed | 57.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-03T19:08:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.47f08606db9705fa3d8bcd4324562e8da28737c6.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cass, ND; Steele, ND; Traill, ND; Marshall, MN; Norman, MN; Pennington, MN; Polk, MN; Red Lake, MN; Grand Forks, ND; Traill, ND; Walsh, ND |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 2:08PM CDT until September 3 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND |
| Expires | 2026-09-03T15:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Grand Forks ND |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.47f08606db9705fa3d8bcd4324562e8da28737c6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ac1cd9ca37542abebb282fcb9b437fe87244d792.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 58 |
| Spc Location | 3 SSW Mekinock |
| Spc County | Grand Forks |
| Spc State | ND |
| Spc Comments | Gust Measured at GFK AFB sensor RDR. (FGF) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_47.97_-97.40_26","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788460560000,"latitude":47.97,"longitude":-97.4}] |
Safety Information
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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 32/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.