Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 02:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 16 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 10:30PM EDT until March 16 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- July 26, 2026 · score 34 · 10.0 km
- September 2, 2026 · score 28 · 12.6 km
- August 6, 2026 · score 34 · 13.1 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 57 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 57% |
| Coordinates | 24.7048, -81.2447 |
| Nearest City | Key West (56 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T02:30:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.66735ab61dfc1f3fcbb405ed8a7876c3 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge; Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms; Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel; Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms; Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound; Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge; Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef; Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef; Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM; Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel; Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out; Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 10:30PM EDT until March 16 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Key West FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T22:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Key West FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.66735ab61dfc1f3fcbb405ed8a7876c37833caf6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b45489749843c29df795cf988262c93894b1cb64.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dad1be500994235eb845a6c257270290cf90d5cc.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.38fe81d8bfd45eaaddeb8a6855d1a9d085880e2b.001.1"] |
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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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.