Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe weather near Rapid City

PenningtonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 3 June 2026 at 00:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 126 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 22 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 1 June 2026. 15 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 2 at 5:30PM MDT until June 2 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

An estimated 73,569 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.

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

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates43.9465, -103.5597
Nearest CityRapid City (30 km)
Population Exposed73.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-02T23:30:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCrook, WY; Weston, WY; Custer, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD; Pennington, SD
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued June 2 at 5:30PM MDT until June 2 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Expires2026-06-02T18:15:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Rapid City SD
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["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

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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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 39/100, near Rapid City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.