Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 24 July 2026 at 17:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 47 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 19 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 24 at 1:18PM EDT until July 24 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Urban PEI: 20,364 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 19 April 2026
- July 24, 2026 · score 37 · 22.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 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 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 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.82/1 |
| Coordinates | 34.5576, -76.7138 |
| Nearest City | Havelock (40 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 20.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-24T17:18:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9698bd6304f04c90ad23be356ce8d505 |
Physical priority index · v1. 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: 2026-07-24T17:18:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-24T17:21:47.444Z. 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 | 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; S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 24 at 1:18PM EDT until July 24 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-07-24T13:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9698bd6304f04c90ad23be356ce8d50592e1da25.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dfc200b3fb7527491b3352185d0b82fa6e151030.001.1"] |
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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