Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

BensonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 10 July 2026 at 00:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 6th strongest of the 19 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 6:56PM CDT until July 9 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

Nearby, since 3 April 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 59 % 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 confidence59%
Coordinates48.0332, -99.2047
Nearest CityJamestown (130 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-07-09T23:56:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22cf95401247279e6a6213e187dafaa8

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBenson, ND; Benson, ND; Ramsey, ND; Pierce, ND; Wells, ND and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 6:56PM CDT until July 9 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Expires2026-07-09T19:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Grand Forks ND
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
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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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.