This alert expired on 8 March 2026 at 22:05 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 8 at 5:55PM EDT until March 8 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 60 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 35.5262, -75.2200 |
| Nearest City | Richmond (299 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-03-08 — time not reported by the source |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Expires | 2026-03-08T18:05:00-04:00 |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| AreaDesc | Pamlico Sound; S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm; Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 40 nm |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 8 at 5:55PM EDT until March 8 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Certainty | Likely |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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 22/100, near Richmond (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.