Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather near Ithaca

TompkinsUnited StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 12 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 13 May 2026 at 22:08 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 63rd strongest of the 209 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 31 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 13 at 5:58PM EDT until May 13 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA

An estimated 49,695 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 31 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 12 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 90 % 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
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates42.4784, -76.4662
Nearest CityIthaca (5 km)
Population Exposed49.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-13T21:58:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.90d8ae6d9a9d677204fb9e3165d168de

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescTioga, PA; Chemung, NY; Bradford, PA; Jefferson, NY; Lewis, NY; Oswego, NY
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 13 at 5:58PM EDT until May 13 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Expires2026-05-13T18:08:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS State College PA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.90d8ae6d9a9d677204fb9e3165d168de56d35607.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.735dbf7746986d7e4a0eedbae8de742ea4d95ea1.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.997b99b889492ee74791cd10048199027bcf19dc.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude0.25
Iem UnitInch
Iem CityMarcellus
Iem CountyOnondaga
Iem StateNY
Iem WfoBGM
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Safety Information

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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 34/100, near Ithaca (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.