Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 16 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 11 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 16 March 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 9:52PM EDT until March 16 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 58 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 58% |
| Coordinates | 24.7353, -82.4433 |
| Nearest City | Key West (70 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T01:52:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a372075332d73f25070901a3e9f378d4 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out; Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge; Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms; Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel; Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 9:52PM EDT until March 16 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Key West FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T22:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Key West FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a372075332d73f25070901a3e9f378d4c7703924.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6a17937d6bfb13041516c9023b69df69f0348189.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3fe010eec1c4c59cbeea58be6fe2fffa8cd73fa6.001.1"] |
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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.