Reported by SPC today.
No stronger detection stands among the 11 recorded within 20 km of this point since 4 April 2026 — one other scored the same. The last comparable one was on 31 August 2026.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 150 in near Finley, Steele, ND. (FGF)
Nearby, since 4 April 2026
- August 31, 2026 · score 22 · 19.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 62 % 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 | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 62% |
| Coordinates | 47.5100, -97.8400 |
| Nearest City | Grand Forks (77 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-03T17:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 150 |
| Location | Finley |
| County | Steele |
| State | ND |
| Comments | (FGF) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Finley |
| Iem County | Steele |
| Iem State | ND |
| Iem Wfo | FGF |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_47.510_-97.840_1788458160000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788458160000,"latitude":47.51,"longitude":-97.84}] |
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 spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.