This alert expired on 12 March 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 9th strongest of the 39 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 12 at 2:35PM EDT until March 12 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 17,988 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- June 28, 2026 · score 34 · 7.4 km
- July 27, 2026 · score 28 · 7.9 km
- July 21, 2026 · score 28 · 12.5 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 78 % 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 | 78% |
| Coordinates | 36.0122, -76.3780 |
| Nearest City | Elizabeth City (33 km) |
| Population Exposed | 18.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-12T18:35:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special-Marine-Warning_noaa_urn-oid-2_49_0_1_840_0_52b57014410c3d23bbbc56225e9ada9a |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Pamlico Sound; Pamlico and Pungo Rivers; Neuse and Bay Rivers; Alligator River; S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 nm; Albemarle Sound; Croatan and Roanoke Sounds; Neuse and Bay Rivers and 1 more areas |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 12 at 2:35PM EDT until March 12 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-12T15:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 4 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.52b57014410c3d23bbbc56225e9ada9aadd4106a.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.03f04390c1a759d3689a1801aa75a530bb1a82f7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4d2aaeda78ee1f01ac89313fc1d90dfd67740956.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2234f7ae28642752fe555448d5d16bb312b1331b.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.