This alert expired on 24 July 2026 at 09:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 11th strongest of the 20 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 June 2026. The last comparable one was on 8 July 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 24 at 4:48AM EDT until July 24 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 117,791 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 June 2026
- July 29, 2026 · score 43 · 6.2 km
- June 27, 2026 · score 39 · 16.3 km
- June 16, 2026 · score 43 · 20.2 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 82 % 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) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 82% |
| Coordinates | 34.6890, -76.8995 |
| Nearest City | Havelock (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 117.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-24T08:48:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.560a63f085e545f8c84d8372b37e2cde |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Pamlico Sound; Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm; Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 24 at 4:48AM EDT until July 24 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-07-24T05:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.560a63f085e545f8c84d8372b37e2cde907971c5.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0cc6acc6258a879ce3e2409bae7d87ed64e1256c.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 37/100, near Havelock (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.