This alert expired on 6 July 2026 at 01:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 16 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 13 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 5 at 9:18PM EDT until July 5 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
An estimated 25,755 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- March 16, 2026 · score 34 · 8.2 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 80 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 24.8680, -81.9320 |
| Nearest City | Key West (38 km) |
| Population Exposed | 25.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-06T01:18:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0bc628227355f64b97eb37eff2ad9318a05c6412.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 5 at 9:18PM EDT until July 5 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Key West FL |
| Expires | 2026-07-05T21:45:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Key West FL |
| 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.
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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 187 scientific monitoring sources.