Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe weather near Rapid City

CusterUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 31 May 2026 at 20:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 102 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 14 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 31 at 1:28PM MDT until May 31 at 2:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

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

How we know

Confirmed by 10 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 91 % 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 confidence91%
Coordinates43.8500, -103.0500
Nearest CityRapid City (29 km)
Population Exposed73.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-31T19:28:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.42d0b5e48608dc75e41543c7c52b23ff2b554053.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCuster, SD; Pennington, SD
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 31 at 1:28PM MDT until May 31 at 2:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Expires2026-05-31T14:00:00-06:00
SenderNameNWS Rapid City SD
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryR
Iem Magnitude1.17
Iem Unitinch
Iem City4 W Dwtn Rapid City
Iem CountyPennington
Iem StateSD
Iem WfoUNR
Iem Remark24-hour rainfall.
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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 188 scientific monitoring sources.