This alert expired on 18 July 2026 at 22:45 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 46 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 6 July 2026. 3 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 18 at 4:26PM CDT until July 18 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
An estimated 132,051 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- June 19, 2026 · score 43 · 6.7 km
- July 6, 2026 · score 43 · 10.5 km
- June 3, 2026 · score 43 · 11.0 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 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) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 79% |
| Coordinates | 30.3945, -86.4225 |
| Nearest City | Santa Rosa Beach (18 km) |
| Population Exposed | 132.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-18T21:26:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.28db5e19875105cea72b822fd2dae79838941c8e.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound; Western Choctawhatchee Bay; Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 18 at 4:26PM CDT until July 18 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL |
| Expires | 2026-07-18T17:45:00-05:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Mobile AL |
| 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.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 43/100, near Santa Rosa Beach (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.