Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 9 km from here.
This alert expired on 12 September 2026 at 01:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 41st strongest of the 80 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 5 September 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 11 at 7:48PM CDT until September 11 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
An estimated 171,544 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- May 25, 2026 · score 43 · 19.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 37 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 v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 43.5100, -96.9600 |
| Nearest City | Sioux Falls (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 171.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-12T00:48:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.236d0206d84369d29a7162bf4b1d390f105c0932.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Lyon, IA; Lincoln, SD; McCook, SD; Minnehaha, SD; Turner, SD |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 11 at 7:48PM CDT until September 11 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD |
| Expires | 2026-09-11T20:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Sioux Falls SD |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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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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