This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 5th strongest of the 35 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 4:38PM EDT until March 16 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
An estimated 768,924 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 17, 2026 · score 48 · 5.7 km
- June 30, 2026 · score 48 · 8.1 km
- July 17, 2026 · score 48 · 10.4 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 48 out of 100, at 88 % 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) | 48 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 27.5600, -82.8144 |
| Nearest City | Bradenton (25 km) |
| Population Exposed | 768.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T20:38:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.68156d535bafd4b086df91b56c7d473aa2ba83a0.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Tampa Bay waters; Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM; Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 4:38PM EDT until March 16 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T18:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 46 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 WNW Feather Sound |
| Iem County | Pinellas |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | TBW |
| Iem Remark | ASOS station KPIE St Pete-Clearwater Intl. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_W_27.290_-83.140_1773695100000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773695100000,"latitude":27.29,"longitude":-83.14},{"id":"iem_M_27.910_-82.690_1773694380000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773694380000,"latitude":27.91,"longitude":-82.69}] |
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 48/100, near Bradenton (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.