Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 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 17 March 2026 at 05:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 30 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 8 others scored the same.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 10:58PM EDT until March 17 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

An estimated 32,899 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 17 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 83 % 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 confidence83%
Coordinates38.3326, -75.0335
Nearest CitySalisbury (49 km)
Population Exposed32.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-17T02:58:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.451caf8078dde7955d220ea2e675b785

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescCoastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm; Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 to 40 nm; Waters from Little Egg Inlet NJ to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 to 40 nm from 20 to 40 NM; Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ out 20 to 40 nm; Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm; Waters from Great Egg Inlet NJ to Cape May NJ out 20 to 40 nm; Waters from Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE out 20 to 40 nm; Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE; Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE and 2 more areas
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued March 16 at 10:58PM EDT until March 17 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Expires2026-03-17T01:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Mount Holly NJ
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount5
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Iem TypeSummaryM
Iem Magnitude43
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City1 SE Indian Beach
Iem CountyANZ455
Iem StateDE
Iem WfoPHI
Iem RemarkDewey Beach mesonet.
MergedSources[{"id":"iem_M_38.680_-75.060_1773697500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773697500000,"latitude":38.68,"longitude":-75.06}]

Safety Information

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Series begins 8 March 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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.