Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 10 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 6 September 2026 at 00:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 6 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 30 July 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 5 at 7:51PM EDT until September 5 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
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.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 16 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.60/1 |
| Coordinates | 34.2466, -76.2990 |
| Nearest City | Havelock (89 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-05T23:51:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.6f5368fb978a35698de5a5b8af76703c50f29bb8.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v4 (historical). Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-09-05T23:51:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-05T23:55:18.522Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM; Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM; Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM; Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 5 at 7:51PM EDT until September 5 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-09-05T20:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6f5368fb978a35698de5a5b8af76703c50f29bb8.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bff0ce139941cc4e95d8f7b7c19ec1c1e8f7ca5e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b8f887ff5ea84f6b15f8412a83612a9d7bd9044.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a53c084dbe31137e101c98f26072765cb3396b87.001.1"] |
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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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