This alert expired on 3 August 2026 at 00:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 71st strongest of the 149 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 28 July 2026. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued August 2 at 6:46PM EDT until August 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 1,300,465 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 11 March 2026
- July 6, 2026 · score 52 · 1.4 km
- June 10, 2026 · score 46 · 2.8 km
- June 6, 2026 · score 52 · 2.8 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 46 out of 100, at 90 % 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) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 39.4086, -76.1067 |
| Nearest City | Aberdeen (12 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.3M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-02T22:46:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued August 2 at 6:46PM EDT until August 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-08-02T20:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 39 |
| Iem Unit | mph |
| Iem City | 3 SE Cape St. Claire |
| Iem County | Anne Arundel |
| Iem State | MD |
| Iem Wfo | LWX |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_39.300_-76.360_1785710700000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785710700000,"latitude":39.3,"longitude":-76.36},{"id":"iem_M_39.010_-76.400_1785708960000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1785708960000,"latitude":39.01,"longitude":-76.4}] |
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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 46/100, near Aberdeen (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.