Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 34

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 2 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 17 March 2026 at 05:35 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is one of only 3 we have recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 17 at 1:25AM EDT until March 17 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Key West FL

An estimated 25,755 people live within 50 km of this point.

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NOAA.

Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 83 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)34 / 100
Our confidence83%
Coordinates24.1360, -81.7680
Nearest CityKey West (47 km)
Population Exposed25.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-03-17T05:25:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c48a18dec27c98f76f9670d83f6b5cd4d5ae1592.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

EventSpecial Marine Warning
UrgencyImmediate
CertaintyLikely
AreaDescStraits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out
HeadlineSpecial Marine Warning issued March 17 at 1:25AM EDT until March 17 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Expires2026-03-17T01:35:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Key West FL
HasExactCoordstrue
Iem TypeSummaryM
Iem Magnitude43
Iem UnitMPH
Iem City8 SSE Sugarloaf Key
Iem CountyGMZ044
Iem StateFL
Iem WfoKEY
Iem RemarkA WNW wind gust of 37 knots, or 43 mph, was recorded by the XASL WeatherFlow mesonet site at American Shoal Light.
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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.