Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 12 minutes 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 20:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 16 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 11 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 14 April 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 18 at 3:05PM EDT until May 18 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 24, 2026 · score 22 · 7.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 69 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 45.3392, -83.5077 |
| Nearest City | Sault Ste. Marie (146 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-18T19:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6f2474ed70950cee70985cdf97b330be95862e4b.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island; Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary; Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt to the US/Canadian border beyond 5 NM from shore; Lake Huron from Presque Isle Lt. to Sturgeon Point MI 5NM off shore to US/Canadian border |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 18 at 3:05PM EDT until May 18 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI |
| Expires | 2026-05-18T16:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Gaylord MI |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 0.25 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 1 SE Rogers City |
| Iem County | Presque Isle |
| Iem State | MI |
| Iem Wfo | APX |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_R_45.070_-83.570_1779119640000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779119640000,"latitude":45.07,"longitude":-83.57},{"id":"iem_H_45.410_-83.790_1779129480000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779129480000,"latitude":45.41,"longitude":-83.79}] |
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 22/100 (Canada), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.