Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 22

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 17 May 2026 at 22:18 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 2nd strongest of the 24 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 May 2026. 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 17 at 5:09PM CDT until May 17 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

How we know

Confirmed by 7 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 69 % 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 confidence69%
Coordinates44.3305, -86.8568
Nearest CityManitowoc (69 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-17T22:09:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b80fa721da2769747312d4dc31d55b22

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescSturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI; Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake; Pentwater to Manistee MI; Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake; Manistee to Point Betsie MI; Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued May 17 at 5:09PM CDT until May 17 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI
Expires2026-05-17T17:18:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Green Bay WI
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount3
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b80fa721da2769747312d4dc31d55b22c32a87ba.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.61f0495acc53f66a65c4b0200d63d7c553b162e3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.63c6e916d983f91a9ced3324a8fde5ce26eb6761.001.1"]
Iem TypeSummaryD
Iem City1 NNE Two Rivers
Iem CountyManitowoc
Iem StateWI
Iem WfoGRB
Iem RemarkDowned trees and power lines along Sandy Bay Road just south of Lake Breeze Way. Time estimated from radar.
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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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.