Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 9 minutes 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 13 May 2026 at 21:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 26 recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 May 2026 — 15 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 13 at 4:54PM EDT until May 13 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
An estimated 159,265 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 13 May 2026
- May 13, 2026 · score 43 · 0.0 km
- May 16, 2026 · score 43 · 4.0 km
- June 26, 2026 · score 43 · 4.3 km
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 80 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 43.9119, -76.2595 |
| Nearest City | Watertown (29 km) |
| Population Exposed | 159.3K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-13T20:54:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ae73da6d57b63775f7fde231f4633f1d909890a6.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY; Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 13 at 4:54PM EDT until May 13 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY |
| Expires | 2026-05-13T17:30:00-04:00 |
| 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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