Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 8 hours 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.
Reported by SPC 20 days ago.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 120 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 12 August 2026.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 175 in near 4 WSW Fergus Falls, Otter Tail, MN. Hail observed on storm chaser live stream. Comment heard from live stream that hail was no bigger than golf ball sized. Location estimated based on geolocation from Spo (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 | 0.56/1 |
| Coordinates | 46.2500, -96.1400 |
| Nearest City | Moorhead (84 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-04T00:15:00.000Z |
| 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: 2026-09-04T00:15:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-04T06:29:02.672Z. 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 | 175 |
| Location | 4 WSW Fergus Falls |
| County | Otter Tail |
| State | MN |
| Comments | Hail observed on storm chaser live stream. Comment heard from live stream that hail was no bigger than golf ball sized. Location estimated based on geolocation from Spo (FGF) |
| Iem TypeSummary | C |
| Iem City | 5 SW Fergus Falls |
| Iem County | Otter Tail |
| Iem State | MN |
| Iem Wfo | FGF |
| Iem Remark | Well defined funnel cloud observed on storm chaser live stream. Location estimated based on location of geolocation from Spotter Network. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_46.250_-96.140_1788480900000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788480900000,"latitude":46.25,"longitude":-96.14},{"id":"iem_H_46.010_-96.040_1788470580000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788470580000,"latitude":46.01,"longitude":-96.04},{"id":"iem_C_46.230_-96.140_1788481920000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788481920000,"latitude":46.23,"longitude":-96.14}] |
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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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