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
- July 14, 2026 · score 43 · 4.6 km
- June 18, 2026 · score 49 · 10.4 km
- July 6, 2026 · score 43 · 12.7 km
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
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 41.9350, -91.8120 |
| Nearest City | Cedar Rapids (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 278.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-07T22:46:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2a557a25e175bbeef29269f9296dce5dd8ad6161.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Benton, IA; Iowa, IA; Johnson, IA; Linn, IA |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 5:46PM CDT until August 7 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL |
| Expires | 2026-08-07T18:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Quad Cities IA IL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 60 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Hiawatha |
| Iem County | Linn |
| Iem State | IA |
| Iem Wfo | DVN |
| Iem Remark | Estimated gust. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_42.420_-91.880_1786138620000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786138620000,"latitude":42.42,"longitude":-91.88},{"id":"iem_D_42.470_-91.890_1786138080000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786138080000,"latitude":42.47,"longitude":-91.89},{"id":"iem_D_42.450_-91.880_1786138200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786138200000,"latitude":42.45,"longitude":-91.88},{"id":"iem_G_42.120_-91.890_1786141140000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786141140000,"latitude":42.12,"longitude":-91.89},{"id":"iem_G_42.050_-91.680_1786141320000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786141320000,"latitude":42.05,"longitude":-91.68}] |
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.
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.