This alert expired on 2 September 2026 at 20:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 58th strongest of the 75 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 3:46PM EDT until September 2 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- August 31, 2026 · score 28 · 12.2 km
- June 17, 2026 · score 22 · 16.8 km
- May 27, 2026 · score 22 · 18.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 66 % 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) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 66% |
| Coordinates | 37.9443, -76.0165 |
| Nearest City | Salisbury (59 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T19:46:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.e72d7a59d787c1171958c8db15cbb25d42314e0d.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA; Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 3:46PM EDT until September 2 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T16:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e72d7a59d787c1171958c8db15cbb25d42314e0d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b9fd9b773240da2832f690822d40b931eb917abb.002.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 54 |
| Iem Unit | mph |
| Iem City | 17 NE Smith Island |
| Iem County | ANZ543 |
| Iem State | MD |
| Iem Wfo | LWX |
| Iem Remark | Racoon Point. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_38.140_-75.790_1788376620000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788376620000,"latitude":38.14,"longitude":-75.79}] |
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 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.