Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 52

Severe Weather near Virginia Beach

United StatesNOAA

This alert expired on 11 August 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 63 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 33 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 13 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued August 10 at 8:52PM EDT until August 10 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

An estimated 1,408,633 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 12 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 89 % 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)52 / 100
Our confidence89%
Coordinates36.8760, -75.8719
Nearest CityVirginia Beach (10 km)
Population Exposed1.4M within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-11T00:52:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.681f3d10c7ede2f092ff2863237903e6

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescCoastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM; Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia - North Carolina Border from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC from 20 to 60 NM; Currituck Sound; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM; Currituck Sound; Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM; Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM; Waters from Parramore Island VA to Cape Charles Light VA from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia - North Carolina Border from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC from 20 to 60 NM and 1 more areas
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued August 10 at 8:52PM EDT until August 10 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Expires2026-08-10T22:00:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Wakefield VA
HasExactCoordstrue
MergedCount4
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Iem TypeSummaryM
Iem Magnitude41
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City1 ENE Rudee Heights
Iem CountyANZ656
Iem StateVA
Iem WfoAKQ
Iem RemarkWeatherflow site at Rudee Inlet reported a wind gust to 36 knots.
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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 52/100, near Virginia Beach (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.