Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 6 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, <1 km from here.
This alert expired on 18 September 2026 at 15:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 5 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 July 2026. The last comparable one was on 29 August 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 18 at 10:08AM EDT until September 18 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Key West FL
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.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. 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 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.61/1 |
| Coordinates | 24.7517, -82.9233 |
| Nearest City | Key West (117 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-18T14:08:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.d2f8aa827ab6b0860108005f6f8c9d990369ff42.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-09-18T14:08:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-18T14:15:33.138Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-09-18T14:21:03.777Z · data_change
Index 16 → 16; severity medium → medium; version 5 → 5.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 18 at 10:08AM EDT until September 18 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Key West FL |
| Expires | 2026-09-18T11:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Key West FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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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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