This alert expired on 2 August 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 12th strongest of the 21 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 21 July 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued August 2 at 3:31PM EDT until August 2 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
An estimated 38,147 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- August 10, 2026 · score 34 · 8.6 km
- July 4, 2026 · score 43 · 15.2 km
- May 9, 2026 · score 34 · 17.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 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 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 42.0338, -80.9038 |
| Nearest City | Ashtabula (20 km) |
| Population Exposed | 38.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-02T19:31:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8809587d20c40a3ee2501445bb3bd46ca0756424.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH; Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH; Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued August 2 at 3:31PM EDT until August 2 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH |
| Expires | 2026-08-02T17:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Cleveland OH |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | W |
| Iem City | 2 NNW Ashtabula |
| Iem County | LEZ148 |
| Iem State | OH |
| Iem Wfo | CLE |
| Iem Remark | Observed waterspout with a picture shared on social media off of Walnut Beach Park. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_W_41.900_-80.810_1785702000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785702000000,"latitude":41.9,"longitude":-80.81}] |
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, near Ashtabula (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.