Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 8 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 26 May 2026 at 22:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 11 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 25 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 26 at 5:58PM EDT until May 26 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
An estimated 359,926 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 25 March 2026
- May 26, 2026 · score 43 · 6.1 km
- August 30, 2026 · score 43 · 9.0 km
- June 28, 2026 · score 43 · 9.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 85 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 27.3148, -82.3020 |
| Nearest City | Sarasota (23 km) |
| Population Exposed | 359.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-26T21:58:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9b05acbad49e9be7317d71065ee21b75 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound; Tampa Bay waters; Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 26 at 5:58PM EDT until May 26 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| Expires | 2026-05-26T18:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9b05acbad49e9be7317d71065ee21b75d1f922a3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5dfccd5d124a62395114b90ba4f8a3429d962f44.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | T |
| Iem City | 2 NNE Parrish |
| Iem County | Manatee |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | TBW |
| Iem Remark | A resident of the area reported seeing the tornado lifting debris over an open field in a construction site. The circulation dissipated shortly after. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_T_27.610_-82.420_1779831540000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779831540000,"latitude":27.61,"longitude":-82.42}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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.
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