Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 52

Severe Weather near Gloucester

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 19 May 2026 at 22:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 11 recorded within 20 km of this point since 19 May 2026 — 2 others scored the same.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 19 at 5:51PM EDT until May 19 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

An estimated 3,189,555 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 19 May 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 86 % 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)52 / 100
Our confidence86%
Coordinates42.4018, -70.5627
Nearest CityGloucester (24 km)
Population Exposed3.2M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-19T21:51:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c9a3d7af2f8e79df44bf48c6f9721baca5478fee.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescBoston Harbor; Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary; Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay; Ocean Waters from the Merrimack River to Plymouth from 40 to 60 NM
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued May 19 at 5:51PM EDT until May 19 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Expires2026-05-19T18:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Boston/Norton MA
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryM
Iem Magnitude63
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City8 ESE Rye
Iem CountyANZ154
Iem StateNH
Iem WfoGYX
Iem RemarkAppledore Island.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_M_42.970_-70.620_1779225540000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779225540000,"latitude":42.97,"longitude":-70.62}]

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 Gloucester (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.