Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 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 11 May 2026 at 19:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 14th strongest of the 18 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 11 at 2:20PM EDT until May 11 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Nearby, since 11 May 2026
- May 30, 2026 · score 37 · 9.5 km
- May 30, 2026 · score 32 · 9.8 km
- July 12, 2026 · score 43 · 16.7 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 62 % 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 | 62% |
| Coordinates | 34.2245, -77.3590 |
| Nearest City | Wilmington (54 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-11T18:20:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7642c1a4c6f7c8d6dfe31baff77b69ae |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM; Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM; S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM; Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 11 at 2:20PM EDT until May 11 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-05-11T15:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7642c1a4c6f7c8d6dfe31baff77b69aea749d7f3.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.92678993f79c241f6bd9dc00800dd564dd52a0a6.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.79dcfa140ea65fc508d99ea21ab128542f58d322.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.081d1bd872d1f874a7ea70208961ad2b3441470a.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.