This alert expired on 31 August 2026 at 05:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the strongest of the 6 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 4 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 4 August 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 30 at 10:54PM CDT until August 31 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 66 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 66% |
| Coordinates | 47.5477, -97.7223 |
| Nearest City | Grand Forks (67 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-31T03:54:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Grand Forks, ND; Steele, ND |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 30 at 10:54PM CDT until August 31 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND |
| Expires | 2026-08-31T00:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Grand Forks ND |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 55 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 11 SW Tolna |
| Iem County | Eddy |
| Iem State | ND |
| Iem Wfo | FGF |
| Iem Remark | NDAWN mesonet 10 ft wind. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_47.710_-98.610_1788146580000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788146580000,"latitude":47.71,"longitude":-98.61}] |
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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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100, near Grand Forks (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.