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
- August 13, 2026 · score 52 · 11.2 km
- September 4, 2026 · score 37 · 15.7 km
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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 41.3726, -71.1929 |
| Nearest City | Newport (16 km) |
| Population Exposed | 612.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-19T02:40:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd437295c77497f938a4b76dd4aeced3 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Nantucket 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 |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 18 at 10:40PM EDT until July 18 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA |
| Expires | 2026-07-18T23:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Boston/Norton MA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| 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"] |
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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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.