Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 16 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 17 km from here.
This alert expired on 5 September 2026 at 18:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 133rd strongest of the 229 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 5 at 1:48PM EDT until September 5 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 1,778,783 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- June 10, 2026 · score 46 · 3.9 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 4.4 km
- May 25, 2026 · score 52 · 6.5 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 46 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 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) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 37.0147, -76.3445 |
| Nearest City | Hampton (2 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.8M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-05T17:48:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.19dbf7070a5b9e0fdb9081b7cad0c1bb871a262b.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River; Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge; James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 5 at 1:48PM EDT until September 5 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-09-05T14:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.19dbf7070a5b9e0fdb9081b7cad0c1bb871a262b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b381c111c4f6c713d7ab5464099efb2c611ca52d.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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 46/100, near Hampton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.