Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe weather near Rapid City

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 2 July 2026 at 01:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 122 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 36 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 22 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 7:02PM MDT until July 1 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

An estimated 73,569 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 87 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence87%
Coordinates44.1667, -102.8367
Nearest CityRapid City (33 km)
Population Exposed73.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-02T01:02:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescMeade, SD; Pennington, SD
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 7:02PM MDT until July 1 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Expires2026-07-01T19:45:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Rapid City SD
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude0.7
Iem Unitinch
Iem City1 ESE Black Hawk
Iem CountyMeade
Iem StateSD
Iem WfoUNR
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Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 39/100, near Rapid City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.