Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 12 May 2026 at 17:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 5 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 May 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 May 12 at 1:15PM EDT until May 12 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
An estimated 47,008 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 May 2026
- May 12, 2026 · score 43 · 12.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 28 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 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) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 28.2639, -83.2361 |
| Nearest City | Tarpon Springs (48 km) |
| Population Exposed | 47.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-12T17:15:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6047a13c885d9a7fff89f9feaf826165 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM; Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 12 at 1:15PM EDT until May 12 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| Expires | 2026-05-12T13:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6047a13c885d9a7fff89f9feaf82616507fa3b0b.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.34d4d6c4b43a3e05f0d92a43d5bde2b1a5b3d5b1.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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