Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

This alert expired on 18 May 2026 at 09:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 10 recorded within 20 km of this point since 18 May 2026 — 2 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 18 at 4:54AM EDT until May 18 at 5:15AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

An estimated 21,297 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 18 May 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 34 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)34 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates46.8443, -87.2071
Nearest CityMarquette (37 km)
Population Exposed21.3K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-18T08:54:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6bb596be518b42ec3d256710513d34950262937e.002.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescHuron Islands to Marquette MI; Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore; Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border Beyond 5NM from shore
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued May 18 at 4:54AM EDT until May 18 at 5:15AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Expires2026-05-18T05:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Marquette 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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.