Reported by SPC today.
No stronger detection stands among the 13 recorded within 20 km of this point since 23 April 2026 — 6 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Wind 71 kt near 2 ESE Lakota, Nelson, ND. NDDOT sensor near Lakota. (FGF)
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 64 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | 48.0400, -98.3100 |
| Nearest City | Grand Forks (96 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-03T17:30:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | wind |
| Speed | 71 |
| Location | 2 ESE Lakota |
| County | Nelson |
| State | ND |
| Comments | NDDOT sensor near Lakota. (FGF) |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 71 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 ESE Lakota |
| Iem County | Nelson |
| Iem State | ND |
| Iem Wfo | FGF |
| Iem Remark | NDDOT sensor near Lakota. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_48.040_-98.310_1788456600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788456600000,"latitude":48.04,"longitude":-98.31}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 16/100 (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.