This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 21:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 7 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 12 March 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 4:15PM EDT until March 16 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- March 12, 2026 · score 22 · 6.7 km
- July 13, 2026 · score 34 · 12.6 km
- May 12, 2026 · score 39 · 13.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 8 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.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 68% |
| Coordinates | 28.9264, -80.3708 |
| Nearest City | Edgewater (52 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T20:15:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bdcba0927138c4c906a43faaa0126db0 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm; Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60 nm; Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60 nm; Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm; Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm; Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 4:15PM EDT until March 16 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T17:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Melbourne FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bdcba0927138c4c906a43faaa0126db05fdb20ff.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.069dc3dbf39d1a6e29a48cbe3fc15bf1724ca34b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b90dac8af25e46920ca65c0b2deb5931f447e92e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3f257dbb27f63ce2477e1f8ff8b035e678b01e4c.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 44 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | Cape Canaveral SFS |
| Iem County | Brevard |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | MLB |
| Iem Remark | Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip measured a peak wind gust of 44MPH/38KT from the south at 1:55 PM. |
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Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 188 scientific monitoring sources.