This alert expired on 12 May 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 104 recorded within 20 km of this point since 1 April 2026 — 10 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Dust Storm Warning issued May 12 at 4:34PM CDT until May 12 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
An estimated 205,919 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 1 April 2026
- June 12, 2026 · score 37 · 15.8 km
- May 18, 2026 · score 43 · 17.9 km
- July 4, 2026 · score 43 · 22.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 81 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 40.2180, -88.9280 |
| Nearest City | Bloomington (30 km) |
| Population Exposed | 205.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-12T21:34:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.86ed8a7a84b904637ca09086c0758feadede727a.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Dust Storm Warning |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | De Witt, IL |
| Headline | Dust Storm Warning issued May 12 at 4:34PM CDT until May 12 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL |
| Expires | 2026-05-12T17:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Lincoln IL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Bloomington (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.