This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 17:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 13 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 12:00PM EDT until March 16 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
An estimated 46,614 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- July 11, 2026 · score 39 · 11.4 km
- May 28, 2026 · score 34 · 17.9 km
- August 12, 2026 · score 39 · 18.2 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 77 % 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) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 77% |
| Coordinates | 33.6053, -78.4084 |
| Nearest City | North Myrtle Beach (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 46.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T16:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a1fdcbc5404ed13c8b6c05526864d04f9c5be221.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm; Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 nm; Waters from Murrells Inlet NC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 40 nm |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 12:00PM EDT until March 16 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T13:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wilmington 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 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.