This alert expired on 2 September 2026 at 04:05 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 7 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 27 June 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 11:56PM EDT until September 2 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 61 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 61% |
| Coordinates | 38.1732, -74.6039 |
| Nearest City | Salisbury (89 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T03:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.419c03bfb7deff4e09de2b3d2988274f41485ee1.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM; Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 11:56PM EDT until September 2 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T00:05:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.419c03bfb7deff4e09de2b3d2988274f41485ee1.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3853d60187e64e3067f49ea42697874943558ce1.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.11d00a0e6c733b329a4d473461a0f5c58c6feff1.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.