Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 37

Severe weather near Cedar Rapids

LinnUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 7 August 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 29th strongest of the 99 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 18 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 5:46PM CDT until August 7 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

An estimated 278,494 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 11 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 87 % 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)37 / 100
Our confidence87%
Coordinates41.9350, -91.8120
Nearest CityCedar Rapids (16 km)
Population Exposed278.5K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-07T22:46:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2a557a25e175bbeef29269f9296dce5dd8ad6161.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBenton, IA; Iowa, IA; Johnson, IA; Linn, IA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 5:46PM CDT until August 7 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Expires2026-08-07T18:15:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Quad Cities IA IL
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryG
Iem Magnitude60
Iem UnitMPH
Iem CityHiawatha
Iem CountyLinn
Iem StateIA
Iem WfoDVN
Iem RemarkEstimated gust.
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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 37/100, near Cedar Rapids (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.