Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 52

Severe Weather near Niagara Falls

CanadaNOAA

This alert expired on 4 July 2026 at 08:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 4th strongest of the 65 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 4 at 3:23AM EDT until July 4 at 4:30AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

An estimated 1,111,224 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 80 % 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)52 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates43.1600, -78.9767
Nearest CityNiagara Falls (10 km)
Population Exposed1.1M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-04T07:23:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.629939a8b708bae406fc5b239903a3bf30ae74ac.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescUpper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor; Lower Niagara River; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued July 4 at 3:23AM EDT until July 4 at 4:30AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Expires2026-07-04T04:30:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Buffalo NY
HasExactCoordstrue

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 52/100, near Niagara Falls (Canada), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.