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criticalSevere weatherCalamity Score: 72

Severe weather near Valparaiso

PorterUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 11 August 2026 at 17:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 4th strongest of the 68 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued August 11 at 11:14AM CDT until August 11 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Northern Indiana

An estimated 571,235 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 13 April 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 11 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 72 out of 100, at 91 % confidence.

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

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitycritical
Calamity Score (ours)72 / 100
Our confidence91%
Coordinates41.4676, -87.0350
Nearest CityValparaiso (2 km)
Population Exposed571.2K within 50 km
Impact Tiercatastrophic
Timestamp2026-08-11T16:14:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b51f7ac7f568a1eb205d4bda2604362

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescLa Porte, IN; Lake, IN; Porter, IN; Lake, IN
HeadlineTornado Warning issued August 11 at 11:14AM CDT until August 11 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Expires2026-08-11T12:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Northern Indiana
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5b51f7ac7f568a1eb205d4bda26043629ec5cd89.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1f801f6bd4cc45b8b87ebd1852d4c7b5ce9a775a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.68c413b154d5d4287772c35794747634d83a6000.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude0.75
Iem UnitInch
Iem CitySouth Bend
Iem CountySt. Joseph
Iem StateIN
Iem WfoIWX
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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 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 72/100, near Valparaiso (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.