This alert expired on 2 September 2026 at 04:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 69th strongest of the 87 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 28 August 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 10:52PM EDT until September 2 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- September 2, 2026 · score 16 · 14.0 km
- June 13, 2026 · score 34 · 14.7 km
- June 7, 2026 · score 22 · 16.3 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 66 % 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) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 66% |
| Coordinates | 38.5242, -74.9046 |
| Nearest City | Salisbury (63 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T02:52:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.cd7d5a3ebda6b46e8224e775f6ebea3177719609.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM; Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 60 NM; Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM; Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM; Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM; Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 1 at 10:52PM EDT until September 2 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T00:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cd7d5a3ebda6b46e8224e775f6ebea3177719609.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a8a92b1d0a9a3eb36dd10532909c608d7bec5357.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ff04ef007ecc8a1ee28429061f2022440753f94d.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 43 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 WNW Lewes |
| Iem County | Sussex |
| Iem State | DE |
| Iem Wfo | PHI |
| Iem Remark | Mesonet station XLEW Lewes. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_38.790_-75.160_1788316140000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788316140000,"latitude":38.79,"longitude":-75.16}] |
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 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.