Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Bettendorf

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 12 August 2026 at 12:21 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 4th strongest of the 99 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 14 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 7:11AM CDT until August 12 at 7:15AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

An estimated 266,802 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 10 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 86 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence86%
Coordinates41.6566, -90.4821
Nearest CityBettendorf (16 km)
Population Exposed266.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-12T12:11:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescMuscatine, IA; Scott, IA; Rock Island, IL; Henry, IL; Rock Island, IL; Clinton, IA; Scott, IA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 7:11AM CDT until August 12 at 7:15AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Expires2026-08-12T07:21:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Quad Cities IA IL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1d7f3a46ef2a142df7d67edd67767fc0c81208e6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e6b6098999ccb653d941143e1da0a00af475b062.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude58
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City1 NW Atalissa
Iem CountyMuscatine
Iem StateIA
Iem WfoDVN
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_G_41.580_-91.180_1786533180000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786533180000,"latitude":41.58,"longitude":-91.18}]

Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 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 43/100, near Bettendorf (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.