Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 9 km from here.
This alert expired on 14 September 2026 at 23:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 7th strongest of the 10 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 6 September 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 14 at 5:56PM EDT until September 14 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 25, 2026 · score 22 · 6.9 km
How we know
2 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. 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 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.65/1 |
| Coordinates | 34.2700, -76.6240 |
| Nearest City | Havelock (72 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-14T21:56:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.52fb20009d1deb0e882e036dc566bcf6a806316e.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-09-14T21:56:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-14T21:59:33.967Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-09-14T22:15:43.097Z · data_change
Index 16 → 16; severity medium → medium; version 5 → 5.
2026-09-14T22:10:22.688Z · data_change
Index 16 → 16; severity medium → medium; version 5 → 5.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM; Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 14 at 5:56PM EDT until September 14 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-09-14T19:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 51 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 S Cape Lookout Lighth |
| Iem County | AMZ156 |
| Iem State | NC |
| Iem Wfo | MHX |
| Iem Remark | 44 knot wind gust measured at the Cape Lookout CMAN station. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_34.590_-76.520_1789423080000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789423080000,"latitude":34.59,"longitude":-76.52}] |
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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