Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived this minute, 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 10 July 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 120 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 58 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 6 July 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 9 at 9:27PM EDT until July 9 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- July 27, 2026 · score 22 · 11.7 km
- September 11, 2026 · score 16 · 12.0 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 | 0.60/1 |
| Coordinates | 37.6622, -75.8129 |
| Nearest City | Salisbury (80 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-10T01:27:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eb4ef86526383534cc27004e4910eedb |
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: 2026-07-10T01:27:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-10T01:48:10.084Z. 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 | James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge; James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River; Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; York River; James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River; Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM; Waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chintoteague VA from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 60 NM and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 9 at 9:27PM EDT until July 9 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-09T22:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eb4ef86526383534cc27004e4910eedb623d933c.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e71277ad6c50daded3866113aaca9ac9151b433.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cdedd591115eaf58b93d15f6612093a50938fdc6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.63522d1fc33ae6cd70db71571284371f5140dd48.001.1"] |
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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