This alert expired on 27 May 2026 at 20:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 6th strongest of the 26 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 25 May 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued May 27 at 3:13PM EDT until May 27 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 15,052 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 29, 2026 · score 34 · 2.4 km
- July 23, 2026 · score 34 · 3.5 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 22 · 11.2 km
How we know
Confirmed by 10 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 90 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 90% |
| Coordinates | 37.5629, -76.3376 |
| Nearest City | Williamsburg (46 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-27T19:13:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ac02b212b6019a7630965fc51b597b192a4a449c.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; Rappahannock River from Urbanna to Windmill Point |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued May 27 at 3:13PM EDT until May 27 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-05-27T16:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 NNE Ethel |
| Iem County | Richmond |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | AKQ |
| Iem Remark | Tree down on Kellys Lane in Richmond County. Time estimated from radar. |
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Series begins 10 February 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 188 scientific monitoring sources.