This alert expired on 4 July 2026 at 02:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 20th strongest of the 201 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 30 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 9:18PM CDT until July 3 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
An estimated 7,210,057 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- July 3, 2026 · score 52 · 2.6 km
- March 10, 2026 · score 58 · 7.2 km
- March 31, 2026 · score 52 · 7.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 85 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 41.7391, -88.2063 |
| Nearest City | Naperville (7 km) |
| Population Exposed | 7.2M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-04T02:18:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd7083248e2ab3e5d54946102f8ff89d |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kane, IL; Kendall, IL; Cook, IL; DuPage, IL; Kane, IL; Will, IL |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 9:18PM CDT until July 3 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL |
| Expires | 2026-07-03T21:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Chicago IL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd7083248e2ab3e5d54946102f8ff89d4b24fcee.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2d1cbd6d8ab02d46c250069d399cfa84852fc529.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 54 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Rochelle Airport |
| Iem County | Ogle |
| Iem State | IL |
| Iem Wfo | LOT |
| Iem Remark | Measured gust to 54 mph. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_41.890_-89.080_1783122900000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783122900000,"latitude":41.89,"longitude":-89.08}] |
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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 52/100, near Naperville (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.