Calamity
CriticalSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 72

Severe Weather near Ankeny

PolkUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 11 June 2026 at 12:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 81 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — one other scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Tornado Warning issued June 11 at 7:39AM CDT until June 11 at 7:45AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

An estimated 516,424 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 72 out of 100, at 81 % 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)72 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates41.8540, -93.6960
Nearest CityAnkeny (16 km)
Population Exposed516.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiercatastrophic
Timestamp2026-06-11T12:39:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e84fc61dcf4d9fa2f3a837960c6efdd1eeaf2f3a.002.1

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventTornado Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescBoone, IA; Polk, IA; Story, IA
HeadlineTornado Warning issued June 11 at 7:39AM CDT until June 11 at 7:45AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Expires2026-06-11T07:45:00-05:00
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 72/100, near Ankeny (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.