Tornado Warning issued March 10 at 7:27PM CDT until March 10 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Geographic Context
This weather event occurred near Crown Point (approximately 30 km away) in United States, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 547.7K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "catastrophic" 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 72 out of 100, indicating a significant event requiring close monitoring. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), population (85), historical (80). 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
| Type | Weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Severity Value | 95 |
| Calamity Score | 72 / 100 |
| Confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 41.1463, -87.3750 |
| Nearest City | Crown Point (30 km) |
| Population Exposed | 547.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-11T00:27:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Jasper, IN; Newton, IN; Newton, IN |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued March 10 at 7:27PM CDT until March 10 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL |
| Expires | 2026-03-10T20:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Chicago IL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d2a75182cab4a4d3c751ed70e481324448a649c1.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ae5897d1d0a72ea19e82e29d93e9d7382e5446b.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | hail |
| Spc Speed | 300 |
| Spc Location | Kankakee |
| Spc County | Kankakee |
| Spc State | IL |
| Spc Comments | 3 inch diameter hail reported in Kankakee. Relayed via amateur radio. (LOT) |
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 72/100, near Crown Point (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.