Calamity
HighSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather in United States

Otter TailUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 4 September 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 43 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 9 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 29 August 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 7:15PM CDT until September 3 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 71 % 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
SeverityHigh
Calamity Score (ours)28 / 100
Our confidence71%
Coordinates46.3147, -96.2267
Nearest CityMoorhead (74 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-09-04T00:15:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.da91537d2a29edd7d5fddf12f1e1bc0c9000616a.001.1

Score Breakdown

50
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescOtter Tail, MN; Wilkin, MN
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 7:15PM CDT until September 3 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Expires2026-09-03T19:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Grand Forks ND
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.da91537d2a29edd7d5fddf12f1e1bc0c9000616a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f164a9a5f8852aae9e71d79c1fb855f4bdd633da.001.1"]
Spc ReportTypehail
Spc Speed230
Spc Location3 WNW Elbow Lake
Spc CountyGrant
Spc StateMN
Spc CommentsBroadcast media shared photo of hail stone estimated to be 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter near Tulaby Lake MN. Time estimated from radar. (FGF)
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem UnitInch
Iem City3 WNW Elbow Lake
Iem CountyGrant

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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 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.