This alert expired on 3 September 2026 at 17:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 15 recorded within 20 km of this point since 23 April 2026 — 8 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 11:48AM CDT until September 3 at 12:30PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 67 % 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) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 67% |
| Coordinates | 48.0357, -98.3971 |
| Nearest City | Grand Forks (102 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-03T16:48:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.388b8613af878184da46860cd3ffdb579168ebb5.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Benson, ND; Eddy, ND; Nelson, ND; Ramsey, ND; Walsh, ND |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 11:48AM CDT until September 3 at 12:30PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND |
| Expires | 2026-09-03T12:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Grand Forks ND |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 60 |
| Spc Location | 2 W Minnewaukan |
| Spc County | Benson |
| Spc State | ND |
| Spc Comments | Personal Weather Station measured wind gust. (FGF) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_48.07_-99.28_17","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788451560000,"latitude":48.07,"longitude":-99.28}] |
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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 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.