Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 58

Severe Weather near Watertown

GrantUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 10 June 2026 at 05:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 29 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued June 10 at 12:38AM CDT until June 10 at 12:45AM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

An estimated 22,073 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 58 out of 100, at 81 % 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
SeverityCritical
Calamity Score (ours)58 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates45.1523, -97.0438
Nearest CityWatertown (29 km)
Population Exposed22.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-10T05:38:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.38ff782f4be829f19ac2fe1315a42753

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCodington, SD; Grant, SD
HeadlineTornado Warning issued June 10 at 12:38AM CDT until June 10 at 12:45AM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Expires2026-06-10T00:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Aberdeen SD
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.38ff782f4be829f19ac2fe1315a42753fbb26efc.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.94f3195ba1dc40f18ecadd23272c26dfe780eb08.001.1"]

Safety Information

If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.

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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