This alert expired on 2 September 2026 at 05:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 27 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 12:04AM CDT until September 2 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
An estimated 91,612 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 7, 2026 · score 39 · 6.8 km
- March 15, 2026 · score 45 · 7.7 km
- June 30, 2026 · score 32 · 10.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 45 out of 100, at 92 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 45 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 92% |
| Coordinates | 43.9649, -93.1651 |
| Nearest City | Owatonna (14 km) |
| Population Exposed | 91.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T05:04:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c7c4ed1500dac2f13a882332d76525d2b06a168d.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Blue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Faribault, MN; Martin, MN; Nicollet, MN; Watonwan, MN; Steele, MN; Waseca, MN; Winona, MN |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 12:04AM CDT until September 2 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T00:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c7c4ed1500dac2f13a882332d76525d2b06a168d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b84a4b41afadea2bcff33691e4a17b0d42464c5b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.47fdaf0f8f67a7275e755d0d7980318231f16ad5.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | hail |
| Spc Speed | 100 |
| Spc Location | 3 S Waldorf |
| Spc County | Waseca |
| Spc State | MN |
| Spc Comments | quarter sized hail reported on spotter network. (MPX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.75 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 2 W Delavan |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 45/100, near Owatonna (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.