Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Fort Walton Beach

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 30 June 2026 at 22:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 29 recorded within 20 km of this point since 7 May 2026 — 19 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 June 30 at 4:00PM CDT until June 30 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

An estimated 179,000 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 7 May 2026

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 79 % 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)43 / 100
Our confidence79%
Coordinates30.2517, -86.7083
Nearest CityFort Walton Beach (21 km)
Population Exposed179.0K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-30T21:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.40307506eec21fbe5a8a430831a22104

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescCoastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM; Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound; Western Choctawhatchee Bay; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued June 30 at 4:00PM CDT until June 30 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Expires2026-06-30T17:30:00-05:00
SenderNameNWS Mobile AL
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount2
MergedIds["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.40307506eec21fbe5a8a430831a221044b30965b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aea4c4331428177cbd3628ab9198a3ca9a2c9562.001.1"]

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 43/100, near Fort Walton Beach (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.