Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe weather near Iowa City

JohnsonUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 15 March 2026 at 14:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 91st strongest of the 155 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 17 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 9:33AM CDT until March 15 at 9:45AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

An estimated 265,132 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 11 March 2026

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

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates41.5860, -91.4620
Nearest CityIowa City (10 km)
Population Exposed265.1K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-15T14:33:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn-oid-2_49_0_1_840_0_dbf646543480ccbe2d276e26c91e2adb6ed9e721_001_1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescJohnson, IA; Washington, IA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 9:33AM CDT until March 15 at 9:45AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Expires2026-03-15T09:45:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Quad Cities IA IL
HasExactCoordstrue

Safety Information

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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 43/100, near Iowa City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 187 scientific monitoring sources.