Calamity
MediumSevere WeatherCalamity Score: 28

Severe Weather in United States

United StatesNOAA

Right now

The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 5 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 6 September 2026 at 09:35 UTC. It is kept here as a record.

It is the 4th strongest of the 7 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 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 5:25AM EDT until September 6 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Key West FL

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

How we know

One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 81 % 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

TypeSevere Weather
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)28 / 100
Our confidence81%
Coordinates24.2420, -81.5340
Nearest CityKey West (43 km)
Population Exposed25.8K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-06T09:25:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.da8d3daab29b99e57d16c3c204f61fcde1996442.001.1

Score Breakdown

35
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
18
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 September 6 at 5:25AM EDT until September 6 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Expires2026-09-06T05:35:00-04:00
SenderNameNWS Key West FL
HasExactCoordstrue

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 28/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.