This alert expired on 6 July 2026 at 19:16 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 154 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 29 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 6 at 3:06PM EDT until July 6 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 1,763,731 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- August 4, 2026 · score 52 · 1.4 km
- August 10, 2026 · score 52 · 6.1 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 52 · 9.3 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 79 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 36.8730, -76.3488 |
| Nearest City | Portsmouth (6 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.8M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-06T19:06:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4f4eebccc58a8e4d2c534d8e0d8b2332 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; Albemarle Sound and 4 more areas |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 6 at 3:06PM EDT until July 6 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-07-06T15:16:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 7 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4f4eebccc58a8e4d2c534d8e0d8b2332f27ca72b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.84b4e3c94558818e2e57ee1090e559d84e83d7bb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8078638f1281465f87d2fd6f4cf94bb84fff66e4.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aabd298a5af2afa0b88601ff8aab8ee594048364.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.781fbc18a60ce44f461d5fc9e9fdbb315add0c3c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.82a9036f98f832ad172bd8a57bd2c66f879a0643.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.93a1116461cca654d6089158c1911f13e8c8165b.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.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 52/100, near Portsmouth (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.