This alert expired on 23 July 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 33 recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 March 2026 — 18 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 13 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 23 at 2:59PM EDT until July 23 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 50,434 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 13 March 2026
- July 13, 2026 · score 39 · 8.0 km
- June 27, 2026 · score 39 · 11.4 km
- March 13, 2026 · score 34 · 14.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 81 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 39 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 35.0880, -76.6010 |
| Nearest City | Havelock (36 km) |
| Population Exposed | 50.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-23T18:59:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special Marine Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.da0f7c56ec268cc8f7a983627b091e2f |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Pamlico Sound; Neuse and Bay Rivers; Pamlico Sound; Pamlico and Pungo Rivers; Neuse and Bay Rivers |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 23 at 2:59PM EDT until July 23 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-07-23T15:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.da0f7c56ec268cc8f7a983627b091e2f7cd6509b.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c2d55bfccfee400ebe89ee59e567cbfb745a4369.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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 39/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.