Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Cortland

CayugaUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 13 May 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 44th strongest of the 80 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 31 March 2026. 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 13 at 5:31PM EDT until May 13 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

An estimated 220,822 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 31 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 11 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 43 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)43 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates42.6506, -76.3818
Nearest CityCortland (17 km)
Population Exposed220.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-13T21:31:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.997b99b889492ee74791cd1004819902

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescJefferson, NY; Lewis, NY; Oswego, NY; Onondaga, NY; Chemung, NY; Steuben, NY; Bradford, PA and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 13 at 5:31PM EDT until May 13 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Expires2026-05-13T18:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Buffalo NY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.997b99b889492ee74791cd10048199027bcf19dc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9dfcb8e595de819d8138b998555ffa69ee34aeaf.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a6a5e8962a90345f5c8486fa829775605c20276e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.60d5e3f9f42e0f235bdc7718b86aa3524418daf7.001.1"]
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 43/100, near Cortland (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.