Calamity
mediumSevere weatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather near Elmira

ChemungUnited StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 13 May 2026 at 22:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 15 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 25 April 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 13 at 5:45PM EDT until May 13 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

An estimated 59,001 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 90 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeSevere weather
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence90%
Coordinates42.0114, -76.6607
Nearest CityElmira (15 km)
Population Exposed59.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-13T21:45:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.735dbf7746986d7e4a0eedbae8de742ea4d95ea1.002.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSevere Thunderstorm Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyObserved
AreaDescChemung, NY; Bradford, PA
HeadlineSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued May 13 at 5:45PM EDT until May 13 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Expires2026-05-13T18:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Binghamton NY
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude0.25
Iem UnitInch
Iem City1 SSE Kanona
Iem CountySteuben
Iem StateNY
Iem WfoBGM
Iem RemarkPea sized hail reported in the Kanona area of Steuben County NY.
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Safety Information

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Series begins 10 February 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 39/100, near Elmira (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.