This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 10:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 8 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 3 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 5:10AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
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 57 % 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 | 57% |
| Coordinates | 34.9283, -75.2419 |
| Nearest City | Havelock (151 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T09:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cd43fcee80228eb3f883c62aba8f3fbd |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm; S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 nm; Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 40 nm; Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 40 nm; Waters fromOcracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 40 nm; S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 nm; Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 40 nm |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 5:10AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T06:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cd43fcee80228eb3f883c62aba8f3fbdb3819170.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0693eb844ce41395c4d7bca7f7a4316949c0adea.002.1"] |
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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.