This alert expired on 20 June 2026 at 21:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 23 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 19 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 19 June 2026. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued June 20 at 3:23PM EDT until June 20 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 20,364 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 19 April 2026
- May 30, 2026 · score 28 · 12.2 km
- June 15, 2026 · score 34 · 12.4 km
- June 19, 2026 · score 34 · 14.0 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 79 % 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 | 79% |
| Coordinates | 34.7920, -76.4920 |
| Nearest City | Havelock (39 km) |
| Population Exposed | 20.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-20T19:23:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1612edd9c81124d192934e884044591c35305a7a.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued June 20 at 3:23PM EDT until June 20 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-06-20T17:00:00-04:00 |
| 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.
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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 188 scientific monitoring sources.