Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 48

Severe Weather near Newport

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 19 July 2026 at 03:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 3rd strongest of the 14 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 23 June 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 18 at 10:40PM EDT until July 18 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

An estimated 612,631 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 81 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)48 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates41.3726, -71.1929
Nearest CityNewport (16 km)
Population Exposed612.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-19T02:40:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd437295c77497f938a4b76dd4aeced3

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescNantucket Sound; Vineyard Sound; Rhode Island Sound; Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 NM; Coastal Waters extending out to 25 NM South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket; Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island; Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the Mouth of the Connecticut River; Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River; Peconic and Gardiners Bays; Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 NM
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued July 18 at 10:40PM EDT until July 18 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Expires2026-07-18T23:45:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Boston/Norton MA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd437295c77497f938a4b76dd4aeced36b35ee7f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fc22e268db5f544dd046b2affa2c273a49ed0f90.001.1"]

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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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 48/100, near Newport (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.