Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived this minute, 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 16 March 2026 at 11:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is one of only 2 we have 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 16 at 6:25AM EDT until March 16 at 7:30AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 63 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 63% |
| Coordinates | 35.1057, -74.9686 |
| Nearest City | Elizabeth City (175 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T10:25:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.21a9d6d44b3c00cc02c2e0f24e48a7cd6935b421.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 40 nm; Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 40 nm |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 6:25AM EDT until March 16 at 7:30AM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T07:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 49 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 18 SSE Cape Hatteras Li |
| Iem County | AMZ154 |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | MHX |
| Iem Remark | Diamond Shoals Light (NDBC 41025) reported a 43kt gust. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_35.010_-75.400_1773650400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773650400000,"latitude":35.01,"longitude":-75.4}] |
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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.