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MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 16

Severe Weather in United States

PolkUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 3 September 2026 at 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 10th strongest of the 63 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 3:01PM CDT until September 3 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

Nearby, since 3 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 66 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)16 / 100
Our confidence66%
Coordinates47.5359, -96.3492
Nearest CityGrand Forks (67 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-09-03T20:01:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.d68f9840b71854710a6f02b0ad372d1981faa5b0.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescClay, MN; Norman, MN; Mahnomen, MN; Marshall, MN; Norman, MN; Pennington, MN; Polk, MN; Red Lake, MN; Traill, ND
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 3:01PM CDT until September 3 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Expires2026-09-03T15:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Grand Forks ND
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d68f9840b71854710a6f02b0ad372d1981faa5b0.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f03c49bddd597eab0e0e70aea65c32edfb7f1b3.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude59
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City4 NNW Fertile
Iem CountyPolk
Iem StateMN
Iem WfoFGF
Iem Remark10 meter wind measured at the Fertile MAWN.
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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.

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 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.