This alert expired on 9 July 2026 at 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 191 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 3:26PM CDT until July 9 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 10, 2026 · score 37 · 18.8 km
- June 30, 2026 · score 22 · 19.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 60 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 39.3031, -89.2117 |
| Nearest City | Decatur (64 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-09T20:26:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d5fc4672c5ab66df4ba771296482588c |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Christian, IL; Shelby, IL; Montgomery, IL |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 3:26PM CDT until July 9 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL |
| Expires | 2026-07-09T15:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lincoln IL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d5fc4672c5ab66df4ba771296482588cf249eded.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9c200e41733dc4b7d395b49e9dc2b284f5357a9b.001.1"] |
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.