This alert expired on 23 June 2026 at 19:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 115 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 14 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued June 23 at 3:05PM EDT until June 23 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 1,594,880 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- June 13, 2026 · score 52 · 4.0 km
- July 29, 2026 · score 76 · 5.9 km
- June 27, 2026 · score 52 · 7.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 6 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 89 % 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 | 89% |
| Coordinates | 36.9481, -76.0725 |
| Nearest City | Virginia Beach (14 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.6M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-23T19:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.91bc11df497c2d7bd02e56faac64eb38 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Currituck Sound; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM; Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River; Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued June 23 at 3:05PM EDT until June 23 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-06-23T15:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.91bc11df497c2d7bd02e56faac64eb38e2775411.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.95058f9d6bef395bdb8129f1ef2bd1810c26da47.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fdd84a7859d23b7935c664fff49c41e9d2aedabf.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Oyster Point |
| Iem County | City of Newport New |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | AKQ |
| Iem Remark | Local storm chaser reported estimated 1 in hail at Warwick Blvd and Oyster Point Road. Time estimated via radar. |
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Series begins 10 February 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 52/100, near Virginia Beach (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.