This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 17 recorded within 20 km of this point since 4 April 2026 — 2 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 5:40PM EDT until May 18 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
An estimated 101,455 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 4 April 2026
- July 21, 2026 · score 22 · 17.3 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 79 % 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 | 79% |
| Coordinates | 43.3258, -82.6997 |
| Nearest City | Sarnia (45 km) |
| Population Exposed | 101.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T21:40:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ddd5f85bb0469b72a7fb4d1ada3e90b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Sanilac, MI; Huron, MI; Macomb, MI; St. Clair, MI |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 5:40PM EDT until May 18 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T18:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ddd5f85bb0469b72a7fb4d1ada3e90b72ac7168.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8546f0614e4f255ecf847f9ebeed0ff3a678accb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6703aeb65ae6515d0f319611dd2b01dc2bb68159.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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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 (Canada), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.