This alert expired on 3 July 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 49 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 7 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 4:34PM EDT until July 3 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
An estimated 175,807 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 21, 2026 · score 43 · 11.1 km
- March 20, 2026 · score 43 · 11.1 km
- March 19, 2026 · score 43 · 11.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 87 % 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 | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 42.2600, -85.4828 |
| Nearest City | Kalamazoo (9 km) |
| Population Exposed | 175.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-03T20:34:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.19bdbb01bbae8ea1b01fe652a37b9bf8 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Jackson, MI; Elkhart, IN; St. Joseph, IN; Cass, MI; St. Joseph, MI; Elkhart, IN; Lagrange, IN; Steuben, IN; Branch, MI; St. Joseph, MI and 6 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 4:34PM EDT until July 3 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI |
| Expires | 2026-07-03T18:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Grand Rapids MI |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 9 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.19bdbb01bbae8ea1b01fe652a37b9bf8a79ea9d5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b24d03755ef7ccea913e3e2b4dcb4a1e09786010.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6169c34c2bb1ba3990af079a4d5e21ea50ca2da2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1aab2ebb65cc5ac171326525da3ad6a6b6a759dc.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d0d6323ba08370783cd9751abbdbf412fa2d515a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d863dd858e5a26cba290ce92c6ee44b7b775bb1.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a691e36112cba5019a11d9b52e4331f740718304.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b120d14e3dcc7999c8c33f086af3d58b6dbb15c3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fc84b1f00e50c786a3314c3a9d6f9eb38a99d948.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 2 S Watervliet |
| Iem County | Berrien |
| Iem State | MI |
| Iem Wfo | IWX |
| Iem Remark | Photos of a very large tree snapped in Bainbridge township south of Watervliet. Time estimated via radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_41.990_-86.300_1783108800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783108800000,"latitude":41.99,"longitude":-86.3},{"id":"iem_N_42.750_-86.100_1783108380000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783108380000,"latitude":42.75,"longitude":-86.1},{"id":"iem_G_42.230_-85.550_1783109100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783109100000,"latitude":42.23,"longitude":-85.55},{"id":"iem_D_42.160_-86.260_1783108620000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783108620000,"latitude":42.16,"longitude":-86.26}] |
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Series begins 8 March 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 Kalamazoo (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.