This alert expired on 5 September 2026 at 09:37 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 24 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 4:28AM CDT until September 5 at 4:30AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
An estimated 15,669 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 13 April 2026
- June 28, 2026 · score 34 · 17.4 km
- September 5, 2026 · score 28 · 20.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 86 % 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) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 43.3880, -97.6940 |
| Nearest City | Mitchell (45 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-05T09:28:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.d3e47c8110d9f60013584f0824c2974631f2d0ad.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Hanson, SD; Hutchinson, SD; McCook, SD |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 4:28AM CDT until September 5 at 4:30AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD |
| Expires | 2026-09-05T04:37:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Sioux Falls SD |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | 61 |
| Spc Location | 3 SE Dimock |
| Spc County | Hutchinson |
| Spc State | SD |
| Spc Comments | Personal Weather Station. (FSD) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_43.44_-97.95_232","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788595740000,"latitude":43.44,"longitude":-97.95}] |
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 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.