This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 19:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 2nd strongest of the 8 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 2:42PM EDT until March 16 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 20, 2026 · score 22 · 6.4 km
- July 28, 2026 · score 22 · 7.0 km
- July 30, 2026 · score 34 · 19.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 3 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 68 % 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) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 68% |
| Coordinates | 28.7820, -83.1440 |
| Nearest City | Bayonet Point (68 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T18:42:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7452c10e4d3630e8bbfb3da832164b76d5b1ab25.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM; Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 2:42PM EDT until March 16 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T15:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | N |
| Iem Magnitude | 40 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 NE Weeki Wachee |
| Iem County | Hernando |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | TBW |
| Iem Remark | Mesonet station in Weeki Wachee reported a wind gust of 40mph. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_29.140_-83.030_1773684720000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773684720000,"latitude":29.14,"longitude":-83.03},{"id":"iem_N_28.550_-82.550_1773682500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1773682500000,"latitude":28.55,"longitude":-82.55}] |
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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.