Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 63

Severe Weather in United States

PolkUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 22 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 25 July 2026 at 00:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 59 recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 April 2026 — one other scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued July 24 at 6:20PM CDT until July 24 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

An estimated 57,011 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 3 April 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 63 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)63 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates48.1433, -96.6142
Nearest CityGrand Forks (39 km)
Population Exposed57.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-07-24T23:20:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.981ec470311aa916caa19abbee236cde

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescMarshall, MN; Pennington, MN; Polk, MN
HeadlineTornado Warning issued July 24 at 6:20PM CDT until July 24 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Expires2026-07-24T19:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Grand Forks ND
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.981ec470311aa916caa19abbee236cde1b05f21e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e2dfc2a76adca6df14e6ae103f2dd12cdda4aead.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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