This alert expired on 8 August 2026 at 12:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 65 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 14 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 3 August 2026. 9 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued August 8 at 7:29AM EDT until August 8 at 8:15AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
An estimated 1,083,910 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 3, 2026 · score 46 · 3.6 km
- May 19, 2026 · score 52 · 6.3 km
- July 21, 2026 · score 52 · 10.1 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 81 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 42.9533, -78.9352 |
| Nearest City | Kenmore (6 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.1M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-08T11:29:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a4f870e3a9b11e8a662f8e6ccc04dc79144b12f6.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Lower Niagara River |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued August 8 at 7:29AM EDT until August 8 at 8:15AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY |
| Expires | 2026-08-08T08:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Buffalo NY |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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 52/100, near Kenmore (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.