This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 03:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 26 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 15 at 11:07PM EDT until March 15 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
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 57 % 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 | 57% |
| Coordinates | 24.8320, -82.3180 |
| Nearest City | Key West (62 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T03:07:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.14cf16310e46bba59272d7b6cf556a419eefde12.001.1 |
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; Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 15 at 11:07PM EDT until March 15 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Key West FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-15T23:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Key West FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.