This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 10 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 8 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 2:42PM EDT until March 16 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 31, 2026 · score 22 · 10.0 km
- July 20, 2026 · score 22 · 25.9 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 | 28.9432, -83.3837 |
| Nearest City | Bayonet Point (97 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T18:42:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7452c10e4d3630e8bbfb3da832164b76 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM; Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM; Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM; Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM; Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM; Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 2:42PM EDT until March 16 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T15:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7452c10e4d3630e8bbfb3da832164b76d5b1ab25.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d206f439ca01f30d749e62ffa5f415de0de9a87b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.367e2c291d2a898082d5edfba34bb3d1ae20ac7d.001.1"] |
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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.