Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 17 March 2026 at 05:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 23 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 13 others scored the same. 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 March 17 at 12:55AM EDT until March 17 at 1:15AM EDT by NWS Key West FL
An estimated 25,755 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- July 26, 2026 · score 34 · 18.8 km
- August 6, 2026 · score 34 · 19.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 88 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 24.4937, -81.4068 |
| Nearest City | Key West (38 km) |
| Population Exposed | 25.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T04:55:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8da96b8748ef7d29bdb5ffc9cdbc85bf |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge; Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms; Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef; Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef; Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM; Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef; Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 17 at 12:55AM EDT until March 17 at 1:15AM EDT by NWS Key West FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-17T01:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Key West FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8da96b8748ef7d29bdb5ffc9cdbc85bf5e96bdd2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.29e1de673a9d502412765dd9e4aa24427420508b.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 40 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 WNW Layton |
| Iem County | GMZ032 |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | KEY |
| Iem Remark | A SW wind gust of 35 knots, or 40 mph, was recorded by the LONF1 C-MAN station north of Long Key. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_24.530_-81.520_1773719040000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773719040000,"latitude":24.53,"longitude":-81.52},{"id":"iem_M_24.840_-80.860_1773714000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773714000000,"latitude":24.84,"longitude":-80.86}] |
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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.