Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Iowa City

CedarUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 15 March 2026 at 15:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 59 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 33 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 9:39AM CDT until March 15 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

An estimated 302,462 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates41.6905, -91.2802
Nearest CityIowa City (21 km)
Population Exposed302.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-15T14:39:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe-Thunderstorm-Warning_noaa_urn-oid-2_49_0_1_840_0_f90fa5a0fcaa0edb44bed2802e35471c

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCedar, IA; Muscatine, IA; Johnson, IA; Washington, IA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 9:39AM CDT until March 15 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Expires2026-03-15T10:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Quad Cities IA IL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f90fa5a0fcaa0edb44bed2802e35471cf4461d2a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dbf646543480ccbe2d276e26c91e2adb6ed9e721.001.1"]

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.

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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Iowa City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 187 scientific monitoring sources.