This alert expired on 17 March 2026 at 04:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 13 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 8 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 17 at 12:15AM EDT until March 17 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- August 6, 2026 · score 16 · 16.5 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 68 % 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 | 68% |
| Coordinates | 24.8619, -81.0907 |
| Nearest City | Key West (77 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T04:15:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b03b93245493d3b87ee1ae6a364398c8 |
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; Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms; Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms; 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; Biscayne Bay; Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM; Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 17 at 12:15AM EDT until March 17 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Key West FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-17T00:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Key West FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b03b93245493d3b87ee1ae6a364398c8b2119037.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.012ea873226583d7a537120855bc4c53cd9c394b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.101f2cdbe54cd0ec85046a3e0220ac9c1bc20001.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 45 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 5 SSE Islamorada |
| Iem County | GMZ052 |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | KEY |
| Iem Remark | A southerly wind gust of 39 knots, or 45 mph, was recorded by the XALG WeatherFlow mesonet site at Alligator Reef Light. |
| 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},{"id":"iem_M_24.850_-80.620_1773714180000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773714180000,"latitude":24.85,"longitude":-80.62}] |
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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.