This alert is in force until 2 September 2026, 10:00 UTC.
It is the 208th strongest of the 240 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 1 at 9:56PM CDT until September 2 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
An estimated 181,553 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- September 1, 2026 · score 37 · 0.0 km
- August 13, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- August 12, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 81 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 42.0000, -93.2000 |
| Nearest City | Marshalltown (25 km) |
| Population Exposed | 181.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T02:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.763c7d9cad269fe44fd8d114c4636ab8783aed12.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Cerro Gordo, IA; Emmet, IA; Hancock, IA; Humboldt, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Pocahontas, IA; Winnebago, IA; Worth, IA; Cherokee, IA; Ida, IA; Lyon, IA; Plymouth, IA; Sioux, IA; Woodbury, IA; Dakota, NE; Dixon, NE; Union, SD; Buena Vista, IA; Clay, IA; Dickinson, IA; O'Brien, IA; Osceola, IA; Cottonwood, MN; Jackson, MN; Nobles, MN |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 1 at 9:56PM CDT until September 2 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T05:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Des Moines IA |
| HasExactCoords | false |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.763c7d9cad269fe44fd8d114c4636ab8783aed12.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f6d7992314675846cfa19132b046544020f0245f.001.2","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f6d7992314675846cfa19132b046544020f0245f.002.1"] |
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 37/100, near Marshalltown (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.