Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

PenningtonUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 9 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 3 June 2026 at 00:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 58 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 22 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 8 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 2 at 6:42PM CDT until June 2 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Nearby, since 22 March 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 60 % 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 confidence60%
Coordinates43.8130, -102.5976
Nearest CityRapid City (59 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-06-02T23:42:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5571912af8d45c9821ed4bc3af9fddda

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescMellette, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD; Pennington, SD; Crook, WY; Weston, WY and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued June 2 at 6:42PM CDT until June 2 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Expires2026-06-02T19:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Rapid City SD
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5571912af8d45c9821ed4bc3af9fdddaff87299a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f1e93664ccb1c2539ab8b4eaf42475c96eb4312f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d937d40c5ed026b7477536478f43c6ede4dfa0d7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8745a8b9fbeb9118944d2985e2288741db948525.001.1"]

Safety Information

Always follow official guidance from your local emergency management agency. This platform provides scientific monitoring data and is not a substitute for official warnings. If you are in immediate danger, contact your local emergency number.

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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