This alert expired on 8 June 2026 at 23:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 17th strongest of the 51 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 18 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued June 8 at 6:57PM EDT until June 8 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
An estimated 31,459 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 18 May 2026
- August 10, 2026 · score 34 · 8.5 km
- August 10, 2026 · score 22 · 13.2 km
- May 18, 2026 · score 22 · 15.7 km
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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 42.0956, -86.9471 |
| Nearest City | Michigan City (43 km) |
| Population Exposed | 31.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-08T22:57:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c72eca9ddfefeda400c140626246454b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI; Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI; Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to mid-line of lake.; Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake; Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM offshore to Mid Lake |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued June 8 at 6:57PM EDT until June 8 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana |
| Expires | 2026-06-08T19:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Northern Indiana |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c72eca9ddfefeda400c140626246454bb0aa2e04.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.35e38e94a3c699dffe1f63d1da594f9ee715192e.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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.