Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 2 July 2026 at 21:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 22 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 11 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 4:08PM CDT until July 2 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
An estimated 24,649 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 9, 2026 · score 34 · 19.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 78 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 42.3709, -94.3241 |
| Nearest City | Fort Dodge (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 24.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-02T21:08:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9b34e29fa4043fbe77bd2b32733eb2c7 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Webster, IA; Calhoun, IA; Pocahontas, IA; Webster, IA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 4:08PM CDT until July 2 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA |
| Expires | 2026-07-02T16:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Des Moines IA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9b34e29fa4043fbe77bd2b32733eb2c7ca64710e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b2b3a7b4a357fab1363ab27f8456e09ad97378b7.001.1"] |
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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Fort Dodge (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.