Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 18 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 4 July 2026 at 19:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 29 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 4 at 2:21PM EDT until July 4 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Gray ME
Urban PEI: 813,579 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 4, 2026 · score 48 · 1.4 km
- June 26, 2026 · score 52 · 9.5 km
- June 26, 2026 · score 52 · 10.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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) | 48 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.78/1 |
| Coordinates | 42.8179, -70.6675 |
| Nearest City | Newburyport (17 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 813.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-04T18:21:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0b3f8d729fdc78c1e1333f8166414fc4 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-07-04T18:21:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-04T19:02:52.243Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM; Waters from Cape Elizabeth ME to Merrimack River MA from 25 to 60 NM; 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 |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 4 at 2:21PM EDT until July 4 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Gray ME |
| Expires | 2026-07-04T15:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Gray ME |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0b3f8d729fdc78c1e1333f8166414fc4bed31b58.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb26a9ace6a0da9f51809f38d9b2300b2f27a58c.001.1"] |
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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