This alert expired on 28 May 2026 at 05:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 41 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 22 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 May 28 at 12:50AM EDT until May 28 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 17,988 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- September 4, 2026 · score 28 · 8.4 km
- June 1, 2026 · score 34 · 10.6 km
- June 14, 2026 · score 34 · 20.7 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 80 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 36.1544, -75.8024 |
| Nearest City | Elizabeth City (43 km) |
| Population Exposed | 18.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-28T04:50:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7ad2bc36d4c57c41d880f1e3468b3a1c |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM; Albemarle Sound; Croatan and Roanoke Sounds; Currituck Sound; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 28 at 12:50AM EDT until May 28 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-05-28T01:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7ad2bc36d4c57c41d880f1e3468b3a1cc58fc8ac.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ae04c39592478a29e0062e16d395b6b65dbcab94.001.1"] |
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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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.