This alert expired on 8 July 2026 at 02:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 207 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 123 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 6 July 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 7 at 8:37PM EDT until July 7 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 1,778,783 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 23, 2026 · score 52 · 4.8 km
- May 25, 2026 · score 52 · 8.7 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 52 · 10.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 91 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 91% |
| Coordinates | 36.9886, -76.5062 |
| Nearest City | Newport News (7 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.8M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-08T00:37:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge; James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 7 at 8:37PM EDT until July 7 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-07-07T22:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 S Five Forks |
| Iem County | James City |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | AKQ |
| Iem Remark | 3 trees down across the area. Time estimated via radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_D_37.500_-76.820_1783468800000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783468800000,"latitude":37.5,"longitude":-76.82},{"id":"iem_D_37.240_-76.760_1783467600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1783467600000,"latitude":37.24,"longitude":-76.76}] |
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 52/100, near Newport News (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.