This alert expired on 11 March 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 24th strongest of the 47 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 10 at 6:45PM CDT until March 10 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
An estimated 15,057 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- July 6, 2026 · score 34 · 6.4 km
- June 7, 2026 · score 34 · 8.5 km
- August 10, 2026 · score 58 · 11.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 40 out of 100, at 87 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 40 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 41.3741, -89.6578 |
| Nearest City | Sterling (46 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-10T23:45:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kankakee, IL; Will, IL; Lake, IN; Newton, IN; Bureau, IL; Putnam, IL; Henry, IL; Mercer, IL and 6 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 10 at 6:45PM CDT until March 10 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL |
| Expires | 2026-03-10T20:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Chicago IL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 10 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1f237477c8ed745c5ee39bf04c45e4b14621f52b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.87f6c3df9e37fa398032d1561cefd49b7ef649a4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.492c8897eab3a0bded6ddbd9b874111179c8f38b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bf0be448e235661cd280c7588f25691e911d9f8c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b6c610c16d0c3e19c61765d0c86bae6611e772ab.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.163c62ee543b1d0841b6208044c4005c12d1fb2a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d4d8becfbfd10a1b8dc08754c9f92eecf926995.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b44877cf52780ff8cd27ad46727b51198da90ff3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fff5e4ba28bb692ef77d8f7519ea4830e4bc6ac7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.075e134b1f7c832dcc02c49571f2d7dfb27da1b4.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | hail |
| Spc Speed | 100 |
| Spc Location | Buda |
| Spc County | Bureau |
| Spc State | IL |
| Spc Comments | (DVN) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Buda |
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 40/100, near Sterling (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.