This alert expired on 6 August 2026 at 20:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 14th strongest of the 26 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 25 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 2 August 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued August 6 at 3:06PM EDT until August 6 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
An estimated 526,161 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 25 March 2026
- August 29, 2026 · score 48 · 1.3 km
- July 17, 2026 · score 48 · 5.5 km
- July 24, 2026 · score 41 · 15.5 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 41 out of 100, at 86 % 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) | 41 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 86% |
| Coordinates | 27.3950, -82.4806 |
| Nearest City | Sarasota (8 km) |
| Population Exposed | 526.2K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-06T19:06:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8b5fd45196c08b34eaf361a7590cae68b9224de9.001.1 |
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 |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued August 6 at 3:06PM EDT until August 6 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| Expires | 2026-08-06T16:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | G |
| Iem Magnitude | 45 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 2 NW Mango |
| Iem County | Hillsborough |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | TBW |
| Iem Remark | AWOS station KVDF Tampa Executive. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_G_28.020_-82.330_1786041300000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1786041300000,"latitude":28.02,"longitude":-82.33}] |
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 41/100, near Sarasota (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.