This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 201 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 7 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 6:56PM CDT until March 15 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
An estimated 219,774 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- June 20, 2026 · score 43 · 6.1 km
- June 11, 2026 · score 43 · 7.3 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 67 · 13.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 67 out of 100, at 88 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 67 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 39.9140, -88.4277 |
| Nearest City | Champaign (28 km) |
| Population Exposed | 219.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | severe |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-15T23:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Tornado Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f5053a84a17601990962a4a96664d831 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Champaign, IL; De Witt, IL; McLean, IL; Piatt, IL; Coles, IL; Douglas, IL; Moultrie, IL; Champaign, IL; Douglas, IL; Moultrie, IL; Piatt, IL |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 15 at 6:56PM CDT until March 15 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T19:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lincoln IL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f5053a84a17601990962a4a96664d8316d3611ef.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.821200cb0dead530905b5032d7c88ee385934b77.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2527ee621f747f07fd97c474067887924409b764.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | Assumption |
| Spc County | Christian |
| Spc State | IL |
| Spc Comments | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Assumption. Tree down on a car. Multiple power lines downed throughout town. (ILX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | C |
| Iem City | 1 SW Maroa |
| Iem County | Macon |
| Iem State | IL |
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 67/100, near Champaign (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.