Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 69 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 27 May 2026 at 20:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 8th strongest of the 79 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. 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 May 27 at 2:58PM EDT until May 27 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- August 31, 2026 · score 28 · 15.1 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 22 · 16.0 km
- June 17, 2026 · score 22 · 17.8 km
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.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.59/1 |
| Coordinates | 37.9287, -76.0447 |
| Nearest City | Salisbury (62 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-27T18:58:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ded32f3fde5a21be97b60f0968cf2f94 |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-05-27T18:58:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-05-27T19:14:11.505Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island; Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 27 at 2:58PM EDT until May 27 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-05-27T16:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ded32f3fde5a21be97b60f0968cf2f942f281609.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7cbeaf0179bbf340fa90df2ba6e235ba8f94ef98.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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