Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 19 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
5 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 6 km from here.
This alert expired on 6 September 2026 at 23:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 54th strongest of the 158 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 6 at 6:28PM EDT until September 6 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL
An estimated 347,890 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- March 15, 2026 · score 43 · 0.9 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 43 · 1.9 km
- June 24, 2026 · score 43 · 6.7 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 85 % 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) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 85% |
| Coordinates | 28.3078, -80.6267 |
| Nearest City | Merritt Island (8 km) |
| Population Exposed | 347.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-06T22:28:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.aedfad36ab50f0776580fb0fed8cf14523631b51.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 6 at 6:28PM EDT until September 6 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL |
| Expires | 2026-09-06T19:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Melbourne FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | M |
| Iem Magnitude | 49 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 3 E Merritt Island |
| Iem County | AMZ552 |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | MLB |
| Iem Remark | The WeatherFlow station at Banana River - 520 measured a peak wind gust of 49MPH/43KT from the southwest at 5:51 PM. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_28.630_-80.810_1788729180000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788729180000,"latitude":28.63,"longitude":-80.81},{"id":"iem_M_28.400_-80.670_1788731520000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788731520000,"latitude":28.4,"longitude":-80.67},{"id":"iem_M_28.400_-80.650_1788731400000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788731400000,"latitude":28.4,"longitude":-80.65},{"id":"iem_M_28.360_-80.650_1788731460000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1788731460000,"latitude":28.36,"longitude":-80.65}] |
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 37/100, near Merritt Island (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.