Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 21 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
This alert expired on 20 July 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Storm Surge Watch issued July 20 at 9:52AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Urban PEI: 283,882 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
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) | 43 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.82/1 |
| Coordinates | 30.3764, -87.9634 |
| Nearest City | Fairhope (17 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 283.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-20T14:52:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Storm Surge Watch_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b335e36f7de6ef527295ebd7a206a2f |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-07-20T14:52:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-20T15:01:01.177Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Storm Surge Watch |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| AreaDesc | Mobile Coastal; Baldwin Coastal |
| Headline | Storm Surge Watch issued July 20 at 9:52AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL |
| Expires | 2026-07-20T18:00:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Mobile AL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b335e36f7de6ef527295ebd7a206a2fdbcd4bb9.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b335e36f7de6ef527295ebd7a206a2fdbcd4bb9.001.1"] |
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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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