Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 13 August 2026 at 11:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 8 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — one other scored the same. The last comparable one was on 30 July 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued August 13 at 6:20AM EDT until August 13 at 7:15AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

An estimated 110,434 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 43 out of 100, at 81 % 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 confidence81%
Coordinates41.0661, -71.8231
Nearest CityWesterly (35 km)
Population Exposed110.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-13T10:20:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8b3a900ac61d65f399437c0a37fa785a

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescRhode Island Sound; Block Island Sound; Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island; Ocean Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard from 25 to 60 NM; 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; Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 NM
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued August 13 at 6:20AM EDT until August 13 at 7:15AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Expires2026-08-13T07:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Boston/Norton MA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8b3a900ac61d65f399437c0a37fa785add4ebc97.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.12ad0b4e0fbc059ec2cf3bd74aab07789e57d860.001.1"]

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 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.