Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather in United States

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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 24 May 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 36 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 April 2026. 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 24 at 4:22PM CDT until May 24 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN

An estimated 112,689 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 3 April 2026

How we know

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

Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 79 % 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)43 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates46.8457, -91.6143
Nearest CityDuluth (38 km)
Population Exposed112.7K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-24T21:22:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.99b485fe9529820940f06d7b651c5ca6234d7ed9.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescTwo Harbors to Duluth MN; Duluth MN to Port Wing WI; Port Wing to Sand Island WI; Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued May 24 at 4:22PM CDT until May 24 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Expires2026-05-24T17:00:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Duluth MN
HasExactCoordstrue

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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