Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 7 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 20 July 2026 at 07:16 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 13 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 2:06AM CDT until July 20 at 2:15AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
An estimated 19,638 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 4, 2026 · score 34 · 21.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 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 v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 45.0729, -95.5671 |
| Nearest City | Willmar (42 km) |
| Population Exposed | 19.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-20T07:06:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.856c5d2164acd524515597be391fd45db2ccf2ce.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Chippewa, MN; Kandiyohi, MN; Swift, MN |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 2:06AM CDT until July 20 at 2:15AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| Expires | 2026-07-20T02:16:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN |
| 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.
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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.