Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 14 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 16 March 2026 at 05:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 24 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 12 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 15 at 11:54PM EDT until March 16 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Key West FL

An estimated 25,755 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 76 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence76%
Coordinates24.7920, -82.1710
Nearest CityKey West (47 km)
Population Exposed25.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-16T03:54:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.25ed8ee2de089c20df0443ffa3f05fbe

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescGulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued March 15 at 11:54PM EDT until March 16 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Expires2026-03-16T01:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Key West FL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.25ed8ee2de089c20df0443ffa3f05fbee4e39282.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1e1ce5567b00dbf875078fc4a29117a52db3abd7.001.1"]

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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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.