Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe weather near Sterling

WhitesideUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 4 July 2026 at 01:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 6th strongest of the 27 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 31 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 8:18PM CDT until July 3 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

An estimated 56,440 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 31 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 90 % 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)39 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates41.7648, -89.8133
Nearest CitySterling (10 km)
Population Exposed56.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-04T01:18:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.21ce7ac7708990829698b30134518ff6

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescRock Island, IL; Lee, IL; Ogle, IL
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 8:18PM CDT until July 3 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Expires2026-07-03T20:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Quad Cities IA IL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.21ce7ac7708990829698b30134518ff6ff6fc6e7.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b8fe9fda114bc0dc2f76b9286f16ef212cb77973.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City2 SE Scioto Mills
Iem CountyStephenson
Iem StateIL
Iem WfoDVN
Iem RemarkTree fell and took down power lines.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_G_41.890_-89.080_1783122900000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783122900000,"latitude":41.89,"longitude":-89.08},{"id":"iem_D_42.330_-89.640_1783118280000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783118280000,"latitude":42.33,"longitude":-89.64}]

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 39/100, near Sterling (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.