This alert expired on 4 September 2026 at 05:32 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 32nd strongest of the 64 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 4 at 1:23AM EDT until September 4 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 32,899 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- July 21, 2026 · score 28 · 6.5 km
- July 23, 2026 · score 34 · 7.4 km
- March 21, 2026 · score 34 · 10.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 87 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 87% |
| Coordinates | 38.2960, -76.0859 |
| Nearest City | Salisbury (43 km) |
| Population Exposed | 32.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-04T05:23:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.fd679357a7f453c72eb5164b340f8c8eda8f17a3.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River; Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM; Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE from 20 to 60 NM; Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 4 at 1:23AM EDT until September 4 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-09-04T01:32:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fd679357a7f453c72eb5164b340f8c8eda8f17a3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4920b9e28b44c430595e68048998bfc165f959d0.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8891b954f113ede98a8fefe1b5849a59db1a1584.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b42357ce5e01deeed4478f74533daa1088c3138.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7fcc60d7a1ec10537cd7adf06ec6002be2c3fc49.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bae28c608dc4b559fe09fb018021d1b94cb6e9c9.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 48 |
| Iem Unit | mph |
| Iem City | 6 SSE Ridge |
| Iem County | St. Marys |
| Iem State | MD |
| Iem Wfo | LWX |
| Iem Remark | Measured wind gust at Point Lookout. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_38.260_-76.180_1788496380000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788496380000,"latitude":38.26,"longitude":-76.18},{"id":"iem_M_38.130_-76.530_1788494400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788494400000,"latitude":38.13,"longitude":-76.53},{"id":"iem_M_38.040_-76.320_1788496380000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788496380000,"latitude":38.04,"longitude":-76.32}] |
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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 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.