Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

WardUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 10 August 2026 at 15:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 27th strongest of the 103 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 June 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 9:50AM CDT until August 10 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

An estimated 49,450 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 8 June 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 85 % 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)34 / 100
Our confidence85%
Coordinates47.8683, -101.1350
Nearest CityMinot (42 km)
Population Exposed49.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-10T14:50:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b58e3115b5a62d78a5fa6242e2bbd75e870a727.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescMcHenry, ND; McLean, ND; Ward, ND
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 9:50AM CDT until August 10 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Expires2026-08-10T10:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Bismarck ND
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude1.5
Iem UnitInch
Iem City8 NE Douglas
Iem CountyWard
Iem StateND
Iem WfoBIS
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_H_47.940_-101.380_1786371600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786371600000,"latitude":47.94,"longitude":-101.38}]

Safety Information

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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.