D — 3 E Youngstown, Niagara Co., NY
Utility pole down near Lockport Road and Lutts Road. Report from social media. Time estimated from radar.
Geographic Context
This weather event occurred near Niagara-on-the-Lake (approximately 8 km away) in Canada, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 1.1M people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "catastrophic" population impact tier.
Event Assessment
This event is a weather event classified as critical severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 90. The computed Calamity Score is 66 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (100), historical (80), intensity (70). Data for this event was sourced from iem, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
Canada has a documented history of weather events. Monitoring for weather events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.
Event Data
| Type | Weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Severity Value | 90 |
| Calamity Score | 66 / 100 |
| Confidence | 94% |
| Coordinates | 43.2500, -78.9900 |
| Nearest City | Niagara-on-the-Lake (8 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.1M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-02T16:54:00.000Z |
| Source | https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/ |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| TypeSummary | D |
| Unit | |
| City | 3 E Youngstown |
| County | Niagara |
| State | NY |
| Wfo | BUF |
| Remark | Utility pole down near Lockport Road and Lutts Road. Report from social media. Time estimated from radar. |
| Ogimet StationId | 71612 |
| Ogimet WindSpeed | 84 |
| Ogimet WindUnit | knots |
| Ogimet Temperature | 22.6 |
| Ogimet TemperatureUnit | C |
| Ogimet RawSynop | 08,02,18,00,AAXX 02184 71612 16/// /1805 10226 20208 30020 40106 56007 60051 333 10273 20215 70051= |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | CityNews Toronto |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"ogimet_71612_1785706580080","source":"ogimet","severity":"critical","severityValue":90,"timestamp":1785706580080,"latitude":43.7,"longitude":-79.4},{"id":"gnews_weather_496024_244","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1785688920000,"latitude":43.71,"longitude":-79.4}] |
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 66/100, near Niagara-on-the-Lake (Canada), based on data from iem. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.