Right now
The most recent data we hold from SPC arrived 22 hours ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 6 km from here.
Reported by SPC 25 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 121 recorded within 20 km of this point since 4 April 2026 — 90 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 100 in near 3 SE Fosston, Polk, MN. Nickel to quarter sized hail at the time of the report. Hail ongoing. (FGF)
Nearby, since 4 April 2026
- June 30, 2026 · 16.7 km
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 | 0.54/1 |
| Coordinates | 47.5500, -95.7000 |
| Nearest City | Grand Forks (108 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-04T02:15:00.000Z |
| 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: 2026-09-04T02:15:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-04T11:44:49.368Z. 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 | 100 |
| Location | 3 SE Fosston |
| County | Polk |
| State | MN |
| Comments | Nickel to quarter sized hail at the time of the report. Hail ongoing. (FGF) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 3 SE Fosston |
| Iem County | Polk |
| Iem State | MN |
| Iem Wfo | FGF |
| Iem Remark | Nickel to quarter sized hail at the time of the report. Hail ongoing. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_47.550_-95.700_1788488100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788488100000,"latitude":47.55,"longitude":-95.7}] |
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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