Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 21:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 79 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 4 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 4:21PM EDT until May 18 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
An estimated 1,088,070 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 4 April 2026
- May 18, 2026 · score 52 · 12.6 km
- May 18, 2026 · score 43 · 15.2 km
- July 15, 2026 · score 48 · 16.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 89 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 42.6786, -83.7552 |
| Nearest City | Waterford (28 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.1M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Date | 2026-05-18 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.107a5a8b7a8c79ced8d72a4a7c77da33 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Tuscola, MI; Oakland, MI; Wayne, MI; Ingham, MI; Jackson, MI and 10 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 4:21PM EDT until May 18 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T17:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 13 |
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| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_494202_148","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779130324000,"latitude":42.33,"longitude":-83.05},{"id":"gnews_weather_494203_153","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779131397000,"latitude":42.33,"longitude":-83.05},{"id":"gnews_weather_494203_158","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779133500000,"latitude":42.33,"longitude":-83.05},{"id":"gnews_weather_494201_166","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779124382000,"latitude":42.33,"longitude":-83.05},{"id":"gnews_weather_494201_169","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1779124179000,"latitude":42.33,"longitude":-83.05}] |
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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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