Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 58

Severe Weather near Mason City

Cerro GordoUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

This alert expired on 10 July 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 29 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 4 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 4 July 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued July 10 at 4:34PM CDT until July 10 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

An estimated 27,366 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 15 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityCritical
Calamity Score (ours)58 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates42.9467, -93.3067
Nearest CityMason City (24 km)
Population Exposed27.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-10T21:34:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2ea1913600d68340174a7eb63c186f6c859a5a3c.001.1

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescCerro Gordo, IA
HeadlineTornado Warning issued July 10 at 4:34PM CDT until July 10 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Expires2026-07-10T17:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Des Moines IA
HasExactCoordstrue

Safety Information

If a tornado warning is issued: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. A vehicle and a mobile home are not shelter. Cover your head and neck. Wait for the official all-clear before going outside, and watch for downed power lines and gas leaks afterwards.

Series begins 8 March 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 58/100, near Mason City (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.