This alert expired on 17 July 2026 at 06:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 65th strongest of the 74 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 2 June 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 16 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 16 at 11:54PM CDT until July 17 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Nearby, since 2 June 2026
- August 11, 2026 · score 22 · 0.0 km
- July 16, 2026 · score 22 · 0.0 km
- July 9, 2026 · score 22 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 61 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 61% |
| Coordinates | 47.5000, -100.5000 |
| Nearest City | Bismarck (80 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-17T04:54:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Eddy, ND; Foster, ND; Wells, ND |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 16 at 11:54PM CDT until July 17 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND |
| Expires | 2026-07-17T01:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Grand Forks ND |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.969ef8a039abe3ff4736093f54235d15b92e5bb2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.598ce0de02073e5866253d8ff5005f905aca05bd.002.1"] |
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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 16/100, near Bismarck (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.