Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 67

Severe Weather near Indianola

WarrenUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 9 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

This alert expired on 6 June 2026 at 03:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the strongest of the 31 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 7 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 19 May 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued June 5 at 9:50PM CDT until June 5 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

An estimated 410,067 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 7 April 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 67 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.

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

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityCritical
Calamity Score (ours)67 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates41.2550, -93.7300
Nearest CityIndianola (18 km)
Population Exposed410.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-06-06T02:50:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.69254b73529e6de31434536c282e09ff

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescClarke, IA; Madison, IA; Union, IA; Marion, IA; Warren, IA
HeadlineTornado Warning issued June 5 at 9:50PM CDT until June 5 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Expires2026-06-05T22:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Des Moines IA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.69254b73529e6de31434536c282e09ffd53d6e2b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.322bfd6c0a391dfd179fc28579e30cb0702c405a.001.1"]

Safety Information

If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.

Series begins 8 March 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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