This alert expired on 6 July 2026 at 01:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 4th strongest of the 196 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 22 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued July 5 at 7:27PM EDT until July 5 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
An estimated 3,835,378 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- August 3, 2026 · score 58 · 1.2 km
- March 12, 2026 · score 52 · 1.6 km
- May 19, 2026 · score 52 · 2.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 8 independent sources, including NOAA.
Our own score for this event is 66 out of 100, at 88 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 66 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 38.6875, -77.1469 |
| Nearest City | Woodlawn (4 km) |
| Population Exposed | 3.8M within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | catastrophic |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-05T23:27:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD; Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued July 5 at 7:27PM EDT until July 5 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Expires | 2026-07-05T21:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | D |
| Iem City | 1 N Guinea |
| Iem County | Caroline |
| Iem State | VA |
| Iem Wfo | AKQ |
| Iem Remark | Multiple trees down on Claiborne Crossing road in Caroline County. Time estimated from radar. |
| Ogimet StationId | 72503 |
| Ogimet WindSpeed | 84 |
| Ogimet WindUnit | knots |
| Ogimet Temperature | 25 |
| Ogimet TemperatureUnit | C |
| Ogimet RawSynop | 07,05,17,51,AAXX 05184 72503 32466 80411 10250 20211 30139 40150 50000 91751 333 10256 20239 555 90518= |
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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 66/100, near Woodlawn (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.