This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 21:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 54 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 29 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 4:23PM EDT until March 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 1,594,880 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 19, 2026 · score 52 · 3.3 km
- June 10, 2026 · score 46 · 3.9 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 52 · 11.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 83 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 83% |
| Coordinates | 36.9782, -75.8680 |
| Nearest City | Virginia Beach (17 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.6M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T20:23:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9db7fb6c45e6cec0cbdfc61f9273c77b |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Alligator River; Pamlico Sound; S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 nm; S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm; Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 40 nm; Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 40 nm; Albemarle Sound; Croatan and Roanoke Sounds; Pamlico Sound; S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm; S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 nm; Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 40 nm; Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 40 nm; Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA and 3 more areas |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 4:23PM EDT until March 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T17:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 6 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9db7fb6c45e6cec0cbdfc61f9273c77b16baca82.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d9832fbe23353a0670d21b3301661ef215e30814.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8db1a0681411c4546a23be25c756e099c1239b97.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.61840b2b4493acc03b33a895a85d6c2d82ecef1e.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9cef4c47db1f6901cf3bc0b24941f59b553fac04.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.80f7a014c8b26093c7249762dacbc1f5e12544a9.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 41 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 1 WSW Cape Charles |
| Iem County | ANZ632 |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | AKQ |
| Iem Remark | 36 kt gust at Mesonet station XPLT Plantation Flats. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_37.260_-76.030_1773685020000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773685020000,"latitude":37.26,"longitude":-76.03}] |
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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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