Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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.
This alert expired on 10 August 2026 at 08:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 46 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 21 others scored the same. 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 August 10 at 3:53AM EDT until August 10 at 4:15AM EDT by NWS Chicago IL
An estimated 116,661 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- July 11, 2026 · score 37 · 17.2 km
- July 10, 2026 · score 43 · 17.2 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 82 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 82% |
| Coordinates | 40.5417, -87.1497 |
| Nearest City | West Lafayette (24 km) |
| Population Exposed | 116.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-10T07:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2348a2ba348e21983caf9e72274d3b1f |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Benton, IN; Carroll, IN; Fountain, IN; Tippecanoe, IN; Warren, IN |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 3:53AM EDT until August 10 at 4:15AM EDT by NWS Chicago IL |
| Expires | 2026-08-10T04:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Chicago IL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2348a2ba348e21983caf9e72274d3b1f9b4a9c1d.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b0e33ebd208ee6f9e20c9676e8af475998e2c94.001.1"] |
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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