This alert expired on 7 August 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 783 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 206 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued August 6 at 7:01PM EDT until August 6 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 4,064,985 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 10 March 2026
- July 4, 2026 · score 52 · 2.6 km
- June 11, 2026 · score 46 · 5.1 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 5.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 66 out of 100, at 90 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 66 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 38.7816, -76.8366 |
| Nearest City | Clinton (6 km) |
| Population Exposed | 4.1M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-06T23:01:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4efab05abb927cc6dba3c4e81643cd63 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD; Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD; Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD; Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued August 6 at 7:01PM EDT until August 6 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-08-06T21:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4efab05abb927cc6dba3c4e81643cd63cf1a6356.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7c39ebebe2c99d8e9f4e31474c015f7b8bfd7002.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.57dc3d413a0f9be96804d179a59b12c39cbbd0cc.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 E Gleedsville |
| Iem County | Loudoun |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | LWX |
| Iem Remark | Tree down on Evergreen Mills Rd. near Red Cedar Dr. |
| Ogimet StationId | 72503 |
| Ogimet WindSpeed | 84 |
| Ogimet WindUnit | knots |
| Ogimet Temperature | 31.7 |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 66/100, near Clinton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.