Wind UNK kt near 1 SW New Salem, Morton, ND. Trained weather spotter reported a roof blown off of a detached garage on the south side of New Salem. Spotter estimated wind gusts up to 70 mph. Accompanied by very he (BIS)
Geographic Context
This weather event occurred near Mandan (approximately 40 km away) in United States, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 96.5K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.
Event Assessment
This event is a weather event classified as medium severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "medium" severity with a severity value of 45. The computed Calamity Score is 39 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), population (55), intensity (35). Data for this event was sourced from spc, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
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Event Data
| Type | Weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Severity Value | 45 |
| Calamity Score | 39 / 100 |
| Confidence | 71% |
| Coordinates | 46.8400, -101.4200 |
| Nearest City | Mandan (40 km) |
| Population Exposed | 96.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-30T05:17:42.458Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | UNK |
| Location | 1 SW New Salem |
| County | Morton |
| State | ND |
| Comments | Trained weather spotter reported a roof blown off of a detached garage on the south side of New Salem. Spotter estimated wind gusts up to 70 mph. Accompanied by very he (BIS) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 56 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 9 NNW New Leipzig |
| Iem County | Grant |
| Iem State | ND |
| Iem Wfo | BIS |
| Iem Remark | 10 m wind gust at NDAWN station Elgin 10 NW. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_46.500_-101.990_1785391620000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785391620000,"latitude":46.5,"longitude":-101.99}] |
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 39/100, near Mandan (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.