This alert expired on 4 September 2026 at 23:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 26th strongest of the 33 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 5 April 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 4 at 6:05PM EDT until September 4 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Nearby, since 5 April 2026
- July 20, 2026 · score 34 · 10.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 61 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. 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 | 61% |
| Coordinates | 35.8620, -76.0740 |
| Nearest City | Elizabeth City (50 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-04T22:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.2ced2816820220730d459067768de7ef62c7b4f5.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Alligator River; Albemarle Sound |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 4 at 6:05PM EDT until September 4 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-09-04T19:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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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.