Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 16

Severe Weather in United States

BensonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 3 September 2026 at 17:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 7th strongest of the 14 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 4 August 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 11:06AM CDT until September 3 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

Nearby, since 17 April 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 61 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)16 / 100
Our confidence61%
Coordinates47.9900, -99.1114
Nearest CityJamestown (124 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-09-03T16:06:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.dee3d7f5a78f607dee0e330cb577fd2dd01e5fef.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBenson, ND; Eddy, ND; Ramsey, ND
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 11:06AM CDT until September 3 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Expires2026-09-03T12:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Grand Forks ND
HasExactCoordstrue

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 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.