This alert expired on 18 July 2026 at 16:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 22 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 July 18 at 12:16PM EDT until July 18 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
An estimated 370,832 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- July 18, 2026 · score 67 · 11.0 km
- September 2, 2026 · score 37 · 11.2 km
- May 9, 2026 · score 43 · 18.9 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 81 % 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 | 81% |
| Coordinates | 43.0892, -77.8862 |
| Nearest City | Gates-North Gates (18 km) |
| Population Exposed | 370.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-18T16:16:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb80c3930b78a3bbe550c2ca3609d6f851714aa3.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Genesee, NY; Livingston, NY; Monroe, NY; Orleans, NY |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 12:16PM EDT until July 18 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY |
| Expires | 2026-07-18T12:45:00-04:00 |
| 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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Gates-North Gates (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.