This alert expired on 24 May 2026 at 08:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 37 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 24 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 24 at 3:16AM CDT until May 24 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
An estimated 262,709 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 9, 2026 · score 43 · 4.2 km
- July 21, 2026 · score 43 · 4.8 km
- May 23, 2026 · score 43 · 5.6 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 80 % 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 | 80% |
| Coordinates | 30.1568, -88.7758 |
| Nearest City | Ocean Springs (29 km) |
| Population Exposed | 262.7K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-24T08:16:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c15778d9f3db9a445255bdc3195c609 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Mississippi Sound; Lake Borgne; South Mobile Bay; Mississippi Sound; Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM; Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 24 at 3:16AM CDT until May 24 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA |
| Expires | 2026-05-24T03:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS New Orleans LA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c15778d9f3db9a445255bdc3195c609b6ac573c.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.38e868566ed47b42af97c0251ce5d4066bbd1314.001.1"] |
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, near Ocean Springs (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.