Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 16 hours ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Reported by SPC 22 days ago.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 230 in near 3 WNW Elbow Lake, Grant, MN. Broadcast media shared photo of hail stone estimated to be 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter near Tulaby Lake MN. Time estimated from radar. (FGF)
How we know
2 recorded sources include SPC; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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 | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.70/1 |
| Coordinates | 46.0100, -96.0400 |
| Nearest City | Moorhead (111 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-03T21:23:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Physical priority index · v4 (historical). Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: spc. Occurrence: 2026-09-03T21:23:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-03T23:32:26.784Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 230 |
| Location | 3 WNW Elbow Lake |
| County | Grant |
| State | MN |
| Comments | Broadcast media shared photo of hail stone estimated to be 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter near Tulaby Lake MN. Time estimated from radar. (FGF) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 2.3 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 3 WNW Elbow Lake |
| Iem County | Grant |
| Iem State | MN |
| Iem Wfo | FGF |
| Iem Remark | Broadcast media shared photo of hail stone estimated to be 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter near Tulaby Lake MN. Time estimated from radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_46.010_-96.040_1788470580000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788470580000,"latitude":46.01,"longitude":-96.04}] |
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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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