Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 82 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 11 May 2026 at 19:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 17 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 May 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 11 at 1:52PM EDT until May 11 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
An estimated 67,357 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 11 May 2026
- May 30, 2026 · score 32 · 3.1 km
- July 12, 2026 · score 43 · 9.1 km
- July 8, 2026 · score 43 · 13.3 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 82 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
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) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 82% |
| Coordinates | 34.3345, -77.3950 |
| Nearest City | Jacksonville (46 km) |
| Population Exposed | 67.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-11T17:52:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.081d1bd872d1f874a7ea70208961ad2b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm; Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM; Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 11 at 1:52PM EDT until May 11 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC |
| Expires | 2026-05-11T15:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wilmington NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.081d1bd872d1f874a7ea70208961ad2b3441470a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.75a9704b1c6006bdcab9e0b66ca4f250350ea739.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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