Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 10 at 5:42PM CDT until March 10 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Geographic Context
This weather event occurred near New Lenox (approximately 13 km away) in United States, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 1.9M people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "catastrophic" population impact tier.
Event Assessment
This event is a weather event classified as critical severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 95. The computed Calamity Score is 66 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (100), historical (80), intensity (70). Data for this event was sourced from noaa, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
United States has a documented history of weather events. Monitoring for weather events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.
Event Data
| Type | Weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Severity Value | 95 |
| Calamity Score | 66 / 100 |
| Confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 41.4087, -88.0564 |
| Nearest City | New Lenox (13 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.9M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-10T22:42:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kankakee, IL; Cook, IL; DuPage, IL; Livingston, IL and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 10 at 5:42PM CDT until March 10 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL |
| Expires | 2026-03-10T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Chicago IL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f79b82faefcde4378e81d44873e43a97d68d7e43.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6e638b7b2ae9c84e51c274ccbe5c621f3c7074c9.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a3f3058ac22db5e4673c3c144f3cf21c0fcc5a73.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5c1176ae1b3ff998532c42f185d0219df6b4182f.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | hail |
| Spc Speed | 150 |
| Spc Location | 2 NW Plainfield |
| Spc County | Will |
| Spc State | IL |
| Spc Comments | Multiple reports of ping pong size hail in west and northwest Plainfield. (LOT) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 1 W Plattville |
Safety Information
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 66/100, near New Lenox (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.