Right now
The most recent data we hold from IEM arrived 2 minutes 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 IEM 89 days ago.
It is the 21st strongest of the 184 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 28 May 2026.
What the source measured
IEM reported: Peak wind gust at KMDW of 59 mph (51 kts).
Urban PEI: 8,401,874 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- March 11, 2026 · score 58 · 4.2 km
- March 10, 2026 · score 58 · 4.2 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 52 · 6.0 km
How we know
3 recorded sources include IEM; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 52 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 v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 52 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.82/1 |
| Coordinates | 41.7900, -87.7500 |
| Nearest City | West Elsdon (2 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 8.4M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-17T17:28:00.000Z |
| Source | https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/ |
Physical priority index · v1. 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: iem. Occurrence: 2026-06-17T17:28:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-06-18T05:27:27.295Z. 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
| TypeSummary | N |
| Magnitude | 59 |
| Unit | MPH |
| City | Midway Airport |
| County | Cook |
| State | IL |
| Wfo | LOT |
| Remark | Peak wind gust at KMDW of 59 mph (51 kts). |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | Chicago Sun-Times |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_494915_109","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1781697406000,"latitude":41.85,"longitude":-87.65},{"id":"gnews_weather_494924_123","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1781726520000,"latitude":41.85,"longitude":-87.65}] |
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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