Severe weather near Virginia Beach
This alert expired on 12 March 2026 at 17:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 105 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 11:53AM EDT until March 12 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 1,763,731 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- August 28, 2026 · score 46 · 8.2 km
- July 23, 2026 · score 52 · 10.3 km
- July 12, 2026 · score 52 · 11.6 km
How we know
Confirmed by 4 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 88 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 36.7900, -76.0828 |
| Nearest City | Virginia Beach (11 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.8M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-12T15:53:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Special-Marine-Warning_noaa_urn-oid-2_49_0_1_840_0_6a99691c8ddc946c0bcc058e9492802f |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; Currituck Sound |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 12 at 11:53AM EDT until March 12 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-03-12T13:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6a99691c8ddc946c0bcc058e9492802f793fd156.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af9d07a3fb6fd6298321d45150c4fa24fa4619f7.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 43 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 SW Norfolk Nas |
| Iem County | City of Norfolk |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | AKQ |
| Iem Remark | Lafayette River-XODU gusted 37kt. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_37.110_-76.310_1773329280000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773329280000,"latitude":37.11,"longitude":-76.31},{"id":"iem_M_37.240_-76.030_1773329100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773329100000,"latitude":37.24,"longitude":-76.03},{"id":"iem_M_36.910_-76.340_1773328980000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773328980000,"latitude":36.91,"longitude":-76.34}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 52/100, near Virginia Beach (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.