Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather near Oswego

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 11 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 20:46 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. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 16 at 4:38PM 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
Timestamp2026-05-16T20:38:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.afecb2e30f26ef366f9a40ba4d556d45

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 4:38PM EDT until May 16 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Expires2026-05-16T16:46:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Buffalo NY
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.afecb2e30f26ef366f9a40ba4d556d4554887ef1.001.1","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.