Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 13 May 2026 at 02:31 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 20 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 12 at 10:21PM EDT until May 12 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI

An estimated 62,609 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 81 % 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)39 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates43.5017, -86.6550
Nearest CityMuskegon (45 km)
Population Exposed62.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-13T02:21:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4b24ffb7f60fcfb9620e9ad3f89e9cb32673974d.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescGrand Haven to Whitehall MI; Whitehall to Pentwater MI; Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake; Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued May 12 at 10:21PM EDT until May 12 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
Expires2026-05-12T22:31:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Grand Rapids MI
HasExactCoordstrue

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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.