This alert expired on 15 March 2026 at 15:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 61 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 9:43AM CDT until March 15 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
An estimated 172,057 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 7, 2026 · score 37 · 5.5 km
- July 11, 2026 · score 43 · 8.5 km
- July 11, 2026 · score 43 · 12.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 41.7950, -91.0983 |
| Nearest City | Iowa City (39 km) |
| Population Exposed | 172.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-15T14:43:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn-oid-2_49_0_1_840_0_492441e2830a8a9f405843d2b4fa3f0cd8a57843_001_1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Cedar, IA; Muscatine, IA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 9:43AM CDT until March 15 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T10:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Quad Cities IA IL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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