This alert expired on 3 September 2026 at 00:19 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 13th strongest of the 44 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 2 September 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 8:10PM EDT until September 2 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
An estimated 370,832 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- September 2, 2026 · score 37 · 2.3 km
- September 3, 2026 · score 49 · 3.6 km
- July 18, 2026 · score 43 · 9.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 85 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 43.1569, -77.9460 |
| Nearest City | Gates-North Gates (20 km) |
| Population Exposed | 370.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-03T00:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.f4bc378d205924178831cdb8fd73596deeb3d7d0.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Ripley to Dunkirk NY; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY; Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 8:10PM EDT until September 2 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T20:19:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Buffalo NY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f4bc378d205924178831cdb8fd73596deeb3d7d0.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.777e18d39b5a93b9aa88a0eaf9754db1bb947bc5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b93708accc80d3162fbbb4104b06e3cb7f758c47.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.85c437eaf8c9d59de45a3b15ce1c4f9f29fff328.001.1"] |
| Spc ReportType | wind |
| Spc Speed | UNK |
| Spc Location | Livonia |
| Spc County | Livingston |
| Spc State | NY |
| Spc Comments | Trees down. (BUF) |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"spc_wind_43.08_-78.19_4","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788394154451,"latitude":43.08,"longitude":-78.19},{"id":"spc_wind_43.00_-78.18_12","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788394154451,"latitude":43,"longitude":-78.18},{"id":"spc_wind_42.77_-77.90_13","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788394154451,"latitude":42.77,"longitude":-77.9},{"id":"spc_wind_42.82_-77.67_16","source":"spc","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1788394154451,"latitude":42.82,"longitude":-77.67}] |
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 37/100, near Gates-North Gates (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.