This alert expired on 2 September 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 14th strongest of the 24 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 5:38PM EDT until September 2 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
An estimated 571,530 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- September 2, 2026 · score 46 · 12.5 km
- June 26, 2026 · score 58 · 12.9 km
- July 18, 2026 · score 52 · 15.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 41 out of 100, at 85 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. 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 | 85% |
| Coordinates | 43.3700, -78.7225 |
| Nearest City | Lockport (22 km) |
| Population Exposed | 571.5K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T21:38:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.71b1d1aee525f9784efb55da465fac424721484f.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Lower Niagara River; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 5:38PM EDT until September 2 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T19:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Buffalo NY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Google News RssFeed | weather |
| Google News SourceName | TorontoToday.ca |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"gnews_weather_496769_244","source":"google_news","severity":"medium","severityValue":40,"timestamp":1788368815000,"latitude":43.71,"longitude":-79.4}] |
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 Lockport (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.