Calamity
criticalWeatherCalamity Score: 63

Tornado Warning

109d agoOttawaUnited StatesSource: noaa

Tornado Warning issued March 10 at 7:04PM CDT until March 10 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Geographic Context

This weather event occurred near Ottawa (approximately 22 km away) in United States, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 53.5K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" 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 63 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), historical (80), population (55). 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

TypeWeather
Severitycritical
Severity Value95
Calamity Score63 / 100
Confidence88%
Coordinates41.2263, -88.6302
Nearest CityOttawa (22 km)
Population Exposed53.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-11T00:04:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBureau, IL; Kankakee, IL; Lake, IN; Newton, IN
HeadlineTornado Warning issued March 10 at 7:04PM CDT until March 10 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Expires2026-03-10T19:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Quad Cities IA IL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.035439fc3b0fe31895fff7a313659c12c3529325.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e2c5cf852158b467eedc7abdf535c798838fd074.001.1"]
Spc ReportTypehail
Spc Speed300
Spc LocationKankakee
Spc CountyKankakee
Spc StateIL
Spc Comments3 inch diameter hail reported in Kankakee. Relayed via amateur radio. (LOT)
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 63/100, near Ottawa (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.