This alert expired on 19 July 2026 at 20:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 39th strongest of the 68 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 19 at 3:29PM EDT until July 19 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 472,796 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- August 28, 2026 · score 41 · 4.8 km
- June 13, 2026 · score 43 · 5.2 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 52 · 7.7 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 | 36.4345, -75.9301 |
| Nearest City | Elizabeth City (33 km) |
| Population Exposed | 472.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-19T19:29:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ea4ae9ebcaf3ab6284ac92b68c22adc7 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; York River; Pamlico Sound; S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM; Croatan and Roanoke Sounds; James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge; James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 19 at 3:29PM EDT until July 19 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-19T16:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ea4ae9ebcaf3ab6284ac92b68c22adc759d4f72e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2a8af00530bfff329b29f45277ce71e775eff826.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fad68f01d523c7d9a204ea2ca76e529ac6241fa7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.77612b6a6ba996f4a6a4735429932eff98520b9a.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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.