Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

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Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 25 May 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 4th strongest of the 73 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 17 May 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 24 at 7:14PM CDT until May 24 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 64 % 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)22 / 100
Our confidence64%
Coordinates43.4314, -96.0365
Nearest CitySioux Falls (57 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-25T00:14:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8f9897e96fe9ad79dc8dd9305c72deb

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBlue Earth, MN; Brown, MN; Nicollet, MN; Murray, MN; Nobles, MN; Bon Homme, SD; Yankton, SD and 4 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 24 at 7:14PM CDT until May 24 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Expires2026-05-24T19:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount7
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Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1
Iem UnitInch
Iem CityPipestone
Iem CountyPipestone
Iem StateMN
Iem WfoFSD
Iem RemarkMost of the hail was dime to nickel sized. A few quarters were mixed in.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_H_44.000_-96.310_1779661200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779661200000,"latitude":44,"longitude":-96.31}]

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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