This alert expired on 2 September 2026 at 22:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 28th strongest of the 51 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 5:16PM EDT until September 2 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
An estimated 30,070 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 8 March 2026
- May 26, 2026 · score 34 · 9.4 km
- June 28, 2026 · score 22 · 13.7 km
- July 29, 2026 · score 46 · 15.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 80 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 80% |
| Coordinates | 35.4520, -76.6920 |
| Nearest City | New Bern (49 km) |
| Population Exposed | 30.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T21:16:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.846bfe74ee80ac1dad564221647538ad26c29682.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Pamlico and Pungo Rivers |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 5:16PM EDT until September 2 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T18:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.