Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 39

Severe Weather near Myrtle Beach

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 12 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 10 August 2026 at 18:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 6 recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 May 2026 — one other scored the same. The last comparable one was on 2 July 2026.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued August 10 at 1:21PM EDT until August 10 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

An estimated 87,619 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 11 May 2026

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 39 out of 100, at 80 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)39 / 100
Our confidence80%
Coordinates33.5240, -78.8500
Nearest CityMyrtle Beach (19 km)
Population Exposed87.6K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-10T17:21:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.23d8277ed39a2330da83b6177673fdc91f92cde7.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescCoastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM; Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued August 10 at 1:21PM EDT until August 10 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Expires2026-08-10T14:15:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Wilmington NC
HasExactCoordstrue

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 39/100, near Myrtle Beach (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.