This alert expired on 8 August 2026 at 12:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 29th strongest of the 59 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 13 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 8:07AM EDT until August 8 at 8:30AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
An estimated 855,206 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- June 19, 2026 · score 48 · 10.5 km
- March 9, 2026 · score 52 · 10.5 km
- March 9, 2026 · score 52 · 10.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 41 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 41 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 43.0273, -78.5400 |
| Nearest City | East Amherst (13 km) |
| Population Exposed | 855.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-08T12:07:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5dfbf2463580fd22f120b2c2a4d17f6cbcf5ef6a.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Erie, NY; Genesee, NY; Niagara, NY; Orleans, NY; Wyoming, NY |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 8:07AM EDT until August 8 at 8:30AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY |
| Expires | 2026-08-08T08:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Buffalo NY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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 41/100, near East Amherst (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.