This alert expired on 28 August 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 99th strongest of the 198 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 August 28 at 7:02PM EDT until August 28 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 1,763,731 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- June 23, 2026 · score 52 · 4.4 km
- July 29, 2026 · score 76 · 4.7 km
- August 31, 2026 · score 46 · 5.6 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 80 % 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) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 36.8965, -76.1922 |
| Nearest City | Norfolk (10 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.8M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-28T23:02:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.65cb68d8a0b6fed6045272636e75d6b2 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River; Currituck Sound; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM; Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued August 28 at 7:02PM EDT until August 28 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-08-28T19:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.65cb68d8a0b6fed6045272636e75d6b28ef12913.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d219ac99644b837b39491d0faca2a9ef807edf30.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4760bef48e9f3221e41f32a28bcfe86670a3e680.001.1"] |
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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 46/100, near Norfolk (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.