Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 18 May 2026 at 18:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 28 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 22 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 16 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 18 at 12:28PM CDT until May 18 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 6, 2026 · score 22 · 6.7 km
- June 9, 2026 · score 16 · 7.4 km
- June 8, 2026 · score 16 · 8.0 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, at 60 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 42.5605, -86.8488 |
| Nearest City | Holland (66 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T17:28:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2225ac27e207e6f9bddd680f5e81ebab |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake; St Joseph to South Haven MI; 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; Lake Michigan from St Joseph to South Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 18 at 12:28PM CDT until May 18 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T13:15:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2225ac27e207e6f9bddd680f5e81ebab89c08a6f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.258f049f224d4349caff0c84ae331bfafe6861bb.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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.