This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 21:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 46 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 4:23PM EDT until March 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 58 % 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 | 58% |
| Coordinates | 35.9350, -75.4942 |
| Nearest City | Elizabeth City (79 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T20:23:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9db7fb6c45e6cec0cbdfc61f9273c77b16baca82.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Alligator River; Pamlico Sound; S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 nm; S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 nm; Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 40 nm; Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 40 nm; Albemarle Sound; Croatan and Roanoke Sounds |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 4:23PM EDT until March 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T17:30:00-04:00 |
| 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 22/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.