Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather in United States

CattaraugusUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 21 July 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the strongest of the 17 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 18 July 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 6:14PM EDT until July 21 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

An estimated 17,965 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 79 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)28 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates42.4511, -78.5053
Nearest CityLackawanna (49 km)
Population Exposed18.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-21T22:14:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa428ed0bc15ac9bd84dcfb5dfc2d38f

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
18
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescGenesee, NY; Livingston, NY; Monroe, NY; Ontario, NY; Wyoming, NY; Chautauqua, NY; Ashtabula, OH; Crawford, PA; Erie, PA and 1 more areas
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 6:14PM EDT until July 21 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Expires2026-07-21T19:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Buffalo NY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa428ed0bc15ac9bd84dcfb5dfc2d38f3934d8e5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d9391533e3c911be2578ba883b436872b324c8b2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11370fc8a19613c649a466a5d34b4aab957338de.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f53d22b0b5c893121ef4a2cf220c6ea8c632d0c7.001.1"]

Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 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 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.