Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 52

Severe weather near Branford

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 19 July 2026 at 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 32 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 9 others scored the same. 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: Special Marine Warning issued July 18 at 9:17PM EDT until July 18 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

An estimated 1,397,282 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 12 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 81 % 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)52 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates41.1124, -72.7586
Nearest CityBranford (19 km)
Population Exposed1.4M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-19T01:17:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.040a22291d0d81820e02febbcbb4b736

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescLong Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the Mouth of the Connecticut River; Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY; Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the Mouth of the Connecticut River; Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River; Peconic and Gardiners Bays; South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay; Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 NM
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued July 18 at 9:17PM EDT until July 18 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Expires2026-07-18T22:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Upton NY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.040a22291d0d81820e02febbcbb4b7366b02832c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b5eaa86b4704d9f60c9bd23c60d5e4b971850a8.001.1"]

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 52/100, near Branford (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.