Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 30 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 7 August 2026 at 17:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 12th strongest of the 15 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 2 August 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued August 7 at 11:05AM CDT until August 7 at 12:30PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Nearby, since 9 May 2026
- July 13, 2026 · score 34 · 14.9 km
- August 29, 2026 · score 22 · 20.8 km
- August 27, 2026 · score 22 · 23.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 67 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 67% |
| Coordinates | 29.8980, -87.7360 |
| Nearest City | Foley (57 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-07T16:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1d9eebb9d66ae25eee6840726cac5747514a38f7.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM; Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued August 7 at 11:05AM CDT until August 7 at 12:30PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL |
| Expires | 2026-08-07T12:30:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Mobile AL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | W |
| Iem City | 4 SSE Gulf Shores |
| Iem County | GMZ650 |
| Iem State | AL |
| Iem Wfo | MOB |
| Iem Remark | Brief waterspout offshore from the beaches this morning. Report via video and pictures on social media. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_W_30.210_-87.670_1786111500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786111500000,"latitude":30.21,"longitude":-87.67}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 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.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.