Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 52

Severe Weather near Darien

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 20 May 2026 at 21:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 47 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 21 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 20 at 4:48PM EDT until May 20 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

An estimated 6,795,117 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 52 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)52 / 100
Our confidence85%
Coordinates41.0140, -73.4080
Nearest CityDarien (9 km)
Population Exposed6.8M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-20T20:48:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cc52d6e935cb498c7defc4b98dd34072c0c773ff.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescLong Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued May 20 at 4:48PM EDT until May 20 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Expires2026-05-20T17:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Upton NY
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryH
Iem Magnitude0.75
Iem UnitInch
Iem City1 N White Plains
Iem CountyWestchester
Iem StateNY
Iem WfoOKX
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_H_41.040_-73.760_1779309840000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779309840000,"latitude":41.04,"longitude":-73.76}]

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