Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 1 minute ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
3 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 13 km from here.
This alert expired on 24 May 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 51 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 17 May 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 24 at 5:08PM EDT until May 24 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
An estimated 591,618 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- May 24, 2026 · score 48 · 0.0 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 48 · 2.3 km
- September 9, 2026 · score 41 · 2.9 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 84 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 84% |
| Coordinates | 26.7500, -82.0883 |
| Nearest City | Punta Gorda Isles (19 km) |
| Population Exposed | 591.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-24T21:08:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.58cf9b7ff00ff000162d00ca23ef233c8c583530.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 24 at 5:08PM EDT until May 24 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| Expires | 2026-05-24T18:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | C |
| Iem City | 4 SSE Fort Myers Shores |
| Iem County | Lee |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | TBW |
| Iem Remark | Broadcast media shared images of a funnel cloud in the Buckingham area. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_C_26.660_-81.730_1779653880000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1779653880000,"latitude":26.66,"longitude":-81.73}] |
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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