Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 8 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 5 September 2026 at 18:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 99th strongest of the 160 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 4 September 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 5 at 12:14PM EDT until September 5 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- July 7, 2026 · score 22 · 2.4 km
- July 8, 2026 · score 22 · 12.7 km
- August 3, 2026 · score 43 · 13.2 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 16 out of 100, at 61 % 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) | 16 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 61% |
| Coordinates | 38.1633, -76.6994 |
| Nearest City | Saint Charles (53 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-05T16:14:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.a27b08b3539cc9a3e23652fd7e10286615251889.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 5 at 12:14PM EDT until September 5 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-09-05T14:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| 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.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 16/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.