Flood Warning issued March 14 at 3:13AM EDT until March 14 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Geographic Context
This weather event occurred near Watertown (approximately 21 km away) in United States, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 26.8K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.
Event Assessment
This event is a weather event classified as medium severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "medium" severity with a severity value of 50. The computed Calamity Score is 34 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), population (40), intensity (35). Data for this event was sourced from noaa, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
United States has a documented history of weather events. Monitoring for weather events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.
Event Data
| Type | Weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Severity Value | 50 |
| Calamity Score | 34 / 100 |
| Confidence | 89% |
| Coordinates | 43.9429, -75.6514 |
| Nearest City | Watertown (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 26.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-14T07:13:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Flood Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Jefferson, NY; Lewis, NY |
| Headline | Flood Warning issued March 14 at 3:13AM EDT until March 14 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY |
| Expires | 2026-03-14T15:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Buffalo NY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | S |
| Iem Magnitude | 4.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | West Carthage |
| Iem County | Jefferson |
| Iem State | NY |
| Iem Wfo | BUF |
| Iem Remark | Cocorahs station NY-JF-30 West Carthage 0.3 ENE. |
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100, near Watertown (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.