Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

HenryUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 19 May 2026 at 21:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 4th strongest of the 31 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 26 March 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 19 at 5:08PM EDT until May 19 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI

An estimated 354,048 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 26 March 2026

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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)43 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates41.4452, -84.0646
Nearest CityDefiance (31 km)
Population Exposed354.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-19T21:08:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.94912e12cd59de3d2687da2cf75e970d

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescMonroe, MI; Wayne, MI; Defiance, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH; St. Clair, MI and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 5:08PM EDT until May 19 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Expires2026-05-19T17:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.94912e12cd59de3d2687da2cf75e970d48187486.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.09d77515e54f1ab6095b75ba6a5c20c9025edfc0.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8efccf32a1f6f4213a2fe544b87cfcd1c58742a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.404724ca80b4c7cfe94ba87b618e08ee19591db7.001.1"]

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