This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 08:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 35th strongest of the 170 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 15 March 2026. 18 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Storm Warning issued March 15 at 3:36PM CDT until March 16 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
An estimated 16,788 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 9, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
- August 4, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
- August 3, 2026 · score 34 · 0.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 83 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 83% |
| Coordinates | 46.0000, -94.3000 |
| Nearest City | Sartell (43 km) |
| Population Exposed | 16.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0716c196c94008178fdab7e661b2b79cfe02d133.001.3 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Storm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Grand Portage to Grand Marais MN |
| Headline | Storm Warning issued March 15 at 3:36PM CDT until March 16 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T03:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Duluth MN |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| Iem TypeSummary | S |
| Iem Magnitude | 4.4 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 2 NW Foreston |
| Iem County | Mille Lacs |
| Iem State | MN |
| Iem Wfo | MPX |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_S_45.760_-93.740_1773601200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773601200000,"latitude":45.76,"longitude":-93.74}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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