This alert expired on 17 March 2026 at 05:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 23 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 12 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 17 at 12:43AM EDT until March 17 at 1:15AM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- August 6, 2026 · score 16 · 21.1 km
- July 11, 2026 · score 43 · 26.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 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.
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 | 68% |
| Coordinates | 25.0116, -80.7710 |
| Nearest City | Homestead (59 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T04:43:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d1ab331fc0bba3abe7d9dd10f1ce4a2b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge; Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms; Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef; Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef; Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM; Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef; Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM; Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 17 at 12:43AM EDT until March 17 at 1:15AM EDT by NWS Key West FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-17T01:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Key West FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 5 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d1ab331fc0bba3abe7d9dd10f1ce4a2bf97d7f73.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.28726ab590e0d080ec060f923d43d6efa3c55aeb.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a436bd4be2050301804386ce962e7ad26fb20c65.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a5afc0ef18919fcd6e71ea3cfb24cb5943f5673d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3b2497e9778954496fd6aef3cd51b3c7f03855ce.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 45 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 5 SSE Islamorada |
| Iem County | GMZ052 |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | KEY |
| Iem Remark | A southerly wind gust of 39 knots, or 45 mph, was recorded by the XALG WeatherFlow mesonet site at Alligator Reef Light. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_25.230_-80.210_1773718680000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773718680000,"latitude":25.23,"longitude":-80.21},{"id":"iem_M_24.840_-80.860_1773714000000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773714000000,"latitude":24.84,"longitude":-80.86},{"id":"iem_M_24.850_-80.620_1773714180000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773714180000,"latitude":24.85,"longitude":-80.62}] |
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Series begins 8 March 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 185 scientific monitoring sources.