Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 43

Severe Weather near Wilmington

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 24 July 2026 at 10:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

No stronger detection stands among the 14 recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026 — 8 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 24 at 5:29AM EDT until July 24 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

An estimated 133,857 people live within 50 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

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 82 % 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)43 / 100
Our confidence82%
Coordinates33.9854, -77.8346
Nearest CityWilmington (30 km)
Population Exposed133.9K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-24T09:29:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3ba6cbfa43c1ea2fb5edf808ee094790696342d4.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescCoastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm; Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued July 24 at 5:29AM EDT until July 24 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Expires2026-07-24T06:00:00-04:00
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 43/100, near Wilmington (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.