This alert expired on 16 June 2026 at 19:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 24 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued June 16 at 2:17PM EDT until June 16 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 117,791 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- July 8, 2026 · score 39 · 11.8 km
- March 12, 2026 · score 67 · 13.3 km
- March 13, 2026 · score 43 · 15.1 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 81 % 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 | 81% |
| Coordinates | 34.8580, -76.9820 |
| Nearest City | Havelock (8 km) |
| Population Exposed | 117.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-16T18:17:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.34efeea96fb60022326154b163374eac |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Neuse and Bay Rivers; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued June 16 at 2:17PM EDT until June 16 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-06-16T15:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.34efeea96fb60022326154b163374eac3d7e3c07.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f6e2d56727e821313b34c1b8f77fdc71928b7fe.001.1"] |
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Series begins 10 February 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 43/100, near Havelock (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 187 scientific monitoring sources.