Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 16 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 16 March 2026 at 18:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 29 recorded within 20 km of this point since 12 March 2026 — 23 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 2:21PM EDT until March 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
An estimated 133,857 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 12 March 2026
- May 11, 2026 · score 43 · 11.0 km
- July 13, 2026 · score 43 · 13.5 km
- May 28, 2026 · score 43 · 16.1 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 43 out of 100, at 76 % 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
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 43 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 76% |
| Coordinates | 34.1138, -77.6725 |
| Nearest City | Wilmington (29 km) |
| Population Exposed | 133.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T18:21:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f9c081c9aa98053914e9c03d1d9d5932aa2db786.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued March 16 at 2:21PM EDT until March 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T14:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Wilmington NC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
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 43/100, near Wilmington (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.