Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 16 May 2026 at 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 24 recorded within 20 km of this point since 14 April 2026 — one other scored the same. The last comparable one was on 14 April 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued May 15 at 8:35PM CDT until May 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
An estimated 27,366 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 14 April 2026
- June 28, 2026 · score 34 · 3.8 km
- July 2, 2026 · score 34 · 5.7 km
- August 7, 2026 · score 34 · 19.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 58 out of 100, at 90 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 58 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 43.0560, -92.9040 |
| Nearest City | Mason City (26 km) |
| Population Exposed | 27.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-16T01:35:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7923bbac5623efbbdf000ff50f249d0c5aef7f7a.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Floyd, IA |
| Headline | Tornado Warning issued May 15 at 8:35PM CDT until May 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI |
| Expires | 2026-05-15T21:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS La Crosse WI |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 2 WNW Meservey |
| Iem County | Hancock |
| Iem State | IA |
| Iem Wfo | DMX |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_42.920_-93.500_1778893500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778893500000,"latitude":42.92,"longitude":-93.5},{"id":"iem_H_43.140_-93.380_1778892420000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778892420000,"latitude":43.14,"longitude":-93.38},{"id":"iem_H_43.030_-93.340_1778893200000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778893200000,"latitude":43.03,"longitude":-93.34},{"id":"iem_H_43.100_-93.600_1778894040000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778894040000,"latitude":43.1,"longitude":-93.6},{"id":"iem_H_42.920_-93.610_1778892300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778892300000,"latitude":42.92,"longitude":-93.61},{"id":"iem_H_42.920_-93.500_1778893380000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778893380000,"latitude":42.92,"longitude":-93.5}] |
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.