This alert expired on 1 August 2026 at 21:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 141 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 52 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 20 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued August 1 at 4:01PM EDT until August 1 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL
An estimated 347,890 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- June 23, 2026 · score 43 · 5.4 km
- July 30, 2026 · score 43 · 5.7 km
- June 16, 2026 · score 43 · 6.1 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 81 % 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 28.3844, -80.4500 |
| Nearest City | Merritt Island (24 km) |
| Population Exposed | 347.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-01T20:01:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e7738c7e2dc765b4acf235944180371d |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued August 1 at 4:01PM EDT until August 1 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL |
| Expires | 2026-08-01T17:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Melbourne FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e7738c7e2dc765b4acf235944180371dd2963d3d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c3af8046cb439bc766ae08210e30b501c3057c4a.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 43/100, near Merritt Island (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.