This alert expired on 17 March 2026 at 02:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 15 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 9:47PM EDT until March 16 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 34 · 24.1 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 58 % 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 | 58% |
| Coordinates | 25.0159, -82.1999 |
| Nearest City | Key West (66 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-17T01:47:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6a17937d6bfb13041516c9023b69df69 |
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 |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 9:47PM EDT until March 16 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Key West FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T22:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Key West FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6a17937d6bfb13041516c9023b69df69f0348189.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3fe010eec1c4c59cbeea58be6fe2fffa8cd73fa6.001.1"] |
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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.