Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 4 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 7 September 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 36th strongest of the 54 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 7 at 5:28PM CDT until September 7 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
An estimated 90,901 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- July 9, 2026 · score 39 · 2.3 km
- June 25, 2026 · score 39 · 3.0 km
- July 20, 2026 · score 39 · 4.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100, at 85 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 32 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 30.2577, -86.0824 |
| Nearest City | Santa Rosa Beach (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 90.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-07T22:28:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.9bbc1107972c7c299f9b71922307dab024cf347f.002.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM; St. Andrews Bay Waterways; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM; Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound; Western Choctawhatchee Bay; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 7 at 5:28PM CDT until September 7 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Expires | 2026-09-07T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tallahassee FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 3 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bbc1107972c7c299f9b71922307dab024cf347f.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3c3454b76a1fadaba309cc316be6a0614fb1c93b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0dd333606e0188b714195839f97b8ca0265e73e9.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 54 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 4 W Destin |
| Iem County | GMZ635 |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | MOB |
| Iem Remark | Fort Walton Beach WeatherFlow station measures marine thunderstorm wind gust to 54mph. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_30.400_-86.560_1788819720000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788819720000,"latitude":30.4,"longitude":-86.56}] |
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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