Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 23 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 03:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 14 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 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: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 11:11PM EDT until May 19 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
An estimated 50,666 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- August 13, 2026 · score 43 · 15.0 km
- May 20, 2026 · score 43 · 18.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 44.2125, -75.8333 |
| Nearest City | Watertown (28 km) |
| Population Exposed | 50.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-20T03:11:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e835fb7706c4f112731dec303ce91c0793926f9b.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Jefferson, NY; Lewis, NY; Oswego, NY |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 11:11PM EDT until May 19 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY |
| Expires | 2026-05-19T23:30:00-04:00 |
| 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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