This alert expired on 19 June 2026 at 04:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 3rd strongest of the 62 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 25 May 2026.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued June 18 at 11:26PM EDT until June 19 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
An estimated 1,323,975 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 23, 2026 · score 52 · 4.7 km
- July 19, 2026 · score 52 · 11.3 km
- July 22, 2026 · score 52 · 11.8 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 52 out of 100, at 81 % 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) | 52 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 81% |
| Coordinates | 37.0910, -76.6175 |
| Nearest City | Newport News (21 km) |
| Population Exposed | 1.3M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-19T03:26:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dbc475b07dd278433d6f0b4b2ba4cb11aee7a897.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued June 18 at 11:26PM EDT until June 19 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA |
| Expires | 2026-06-19T00:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wakefield VA |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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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 52/100, near Newport News (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.