Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 5 September 2026 at 06:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 11th strongest of the 67 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 3 July 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 1:57AM EDT until September 5 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
An estimated 175,807 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 21, 2026 · score 43 · 4.3 km
- March 20, 2026 · score 43 · 4.3 km
- March 19, 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 37 out of 100, at 82 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 82% |
| Coordinates | 42.2814, -85.5771 |
| Nearest City | Kalamazoo (1 km) |
| Population Exposed | 175.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-05T05:57:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.f0f9df648e5264e6c275612a3e8621da7d3f93d0.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Kalamazoo, MI; Van Buren, MI |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 1:57AM EDT until September 5 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI |
| Expires | 2026-09-05T02:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Grand Rapids MI |
| 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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 37/100, near Kalamazoo (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.