Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 32

Severe Weather in United States

PolkUnited StatesNOAA

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

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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)32 / 100
Our confidence86%
Coordinates47.6303, -96.7752
Nearest CityGrand Forks (38 km)
Population Exposed57.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-03T19:08:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.47f08606db9705fa3d8bcd4324562e8da28737c6.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCass, ND; Steele, ND; Traill, ND; Marshall, MN; Norman, MN; Pennington, MN; Polk, MN; Red Lake, MN; Grand Forks, ND; Traill, ND; Walsh, ND
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 2:08PM CDT until September 3 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Expires2026-09-03T15:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Grand Forks ND
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
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 ReportTypewind
Spc Speed58
Spc Location3 SSW Mekinock
Spc CountyGrand Forks
Spc StateND
Spc CommentsGust 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.