Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather near Oswego

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 16 May 2026 at 20:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 11 recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 May 2026 — 5 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 13 May 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 16 at 4:10PM EDT until May 16 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

An estimated 17,787 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 13 May 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 80 % 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 confidence80%
Coordinates43.6357, -76.6146
Nearest CityOswego (21 km)
Population Exposed17.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-16T20:10:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.251fc90ea0496acaf1a33deccc2c8827

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescHamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY; Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY; Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued May 16 at 4:10PM EDT until May 16 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Expires2026-05-16T16:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Buffalo NY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.251fc90ea0496acaf1a33deccc2c8827c3f5be67.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.03819da68bad4b2a981e959a20384e12e1fff242.001.1"]

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