This alert expired on 11 August 2026 at 12:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the strongest of the 26 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued August 11 at 7:56AM EDT until August 11 at 8:45AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- July 3, 2026 · score 39 · 9.5 km
- June 11, 2026 · score 32 · 12.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 71 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 71% |
| Coordinates | 40.4580, -84.9040 |
| Nearest City | Muncie (51 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-11T11:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6343ae6361105d7fc4f53898223f50fe99e7169a.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Jay, IN |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued August 11 at 7:56AM EDT until August 11 at 8:45AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana |
| Expires | 2026-08-11T08:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Northern Indiana |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 1 SE Bluffton |
| Iem County | Wells |
| Iem State | IN |
| Iem Wfo | IWX |
| Iem Remark | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_40.700_-85.170_1786446600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786446600000,"latitude":40.7,"longitude":-85.17},{"id":"iem_C_40.430_-84.950_1786449300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786449300000,"latitude":40.43,"longitude":-84.95},{"id":"iem_H_40.730_-85.160_1786446660000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786446660000,"latitude":40.73,"longitude":-85.16}] |
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 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 46/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.