Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 32

Severe Weather in United States

Blue EarthUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 30 June 2026 at 10:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 35th strongest of the 43 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 15 May 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 30 at 4:57AM CDT until June 30 at 5:45AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

An estimated 58,718 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100, at 91 % 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
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)32 / 100
Our confidence91%
Coordinates43.8600, -93.8827
Nearest CityMankato (35 km)
Population Exposed58.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-30T09:57:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0f21825d0ca25616c245434b9e57e70279d44550.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBlue Earth, MN; Faribault, MN; Freeborn, MN; Waseca, MN
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued June 30 at 4:57AM CDT until June 30 at 5:45AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Expires2026-06-30T05:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
HasExactCoordstrue
Spc ReportTypewind
Spc Speed60
Spc Location3 E St. James
Spc CountyWatonwan
Spc StateMN
Spc CommentsSt. James Municipal Airport ASOS recorded a 60 mph wind gust. (MPX)
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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 32/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.