Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe weather near Ottumwa

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 4 July 2026 at 09:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 29 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 4 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 3:42AM CDT until July 4 at 4:30AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

An estimated 24,624 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 91 % 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)34 / 100
Our confidence91%
Coordinates41.2750, -92.3691
Nearest CityOttumwa (29 km)
Population Exposed24.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-04T08:42:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescIowa, IA; Keokuk, IA; Appanoose, IA; Davis, IA; Lucas, IA; Mahaska, IA; Monroe, IA; Wapello, IA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 3:42AM CDT until July 4 at 4:30AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Expires2026-07-04T04:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Quad Cities IA IL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cca386e81dcdf0cb49867e85aceada7f9387d581.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a13ebc4e6baee896c038d19b5c36c2b4489a69c0.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude59
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City3 ENE Searsboro
Iem CountyPoweshiek
Iem StateIA
Iem WfoDMX
Iem RemarkPWS gust.
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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 34/100, near Ottumwa (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.