Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 7 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 3 July 2026 at 03:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 35 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 12 June 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 2 at 8:35PM CDT until July 2 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- June 8, 2026 · score 22 · 1.0 km
- July 3, 2026 · score 22 · 4.0 km
- July 27, 2026 · score 22 · 7.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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) | 22 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.58/1 |
| Coordinates | 42.4550, -86.9694 |
| Nearest City | Zion (71 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-03T01:35:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e66a3cb6538aef6ab3651815815b9d6d |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-07-03T01:35:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-03T02:15:12.769Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL; Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL; Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake; South Haven to Holland MI; Holland to Grand Haven MI; Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake; Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5NM offshore to Mid lake |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 2 at 8:35PM CDT until July 2 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL |
| Expires | 2026-07-02T22:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Chicago IL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e66a3cb6538aef6ab3651815815b9d6d8ac973d0.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c4fc390cdb26a271afc526dfdc8b190cc7098bd3.001.1"] |
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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