Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 23 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 21:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 29 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 14 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 3:42PM EDT until May 18 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 64 % 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)22 / 100
Our confidence64%
Coordinates44.6881, -83.1403
Nearest CityBay City (136 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-18T19:42:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8dc641cc039726fcd16d58f69ff6f153

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescOuter Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay; Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI; Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach 5NM Off Shore to the US/Canadian border; 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island; Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt to the US/Canadian border beyond 5 NM from shore; Lake Huron from Presque Isle Lt. to Sturgeon Point MI 5NM off shore to US/Canadian border
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued May 18 at 3:42PM EDT until May 18 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Expires2026-05-18T17:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8dc641cc039726fcd16d58f69ff6f1538fda9e70.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6f2474ed70950cee70985cdf97b330be95862e4b.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryR
Iem Magnitude1.02
Iem UnitInch
Iem City6 S Cathro
Iem CountyAlpena
Iem StateMI
Iem WfoAPX
Iem RemarkASOS station KAPN Alpena - Phelps Collins Field.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_R_45.070_-83.570_1779119640000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779119640000,"latitude":45.07,"longitude":-83.57}]

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.