United StatesApril 2026
National Weather Service warnings and watches: April 2026
AreaZine recorded 2,554 warnings and watches from NWS in April 2026. Nationally the NWS issued 5,097 warnings in April 2026, 31% above the average of 3,895 for April in 2008-2025, and 6,853 warnings, watches and advisories in all (IEM VTEC archive).
Which warnings did the NWS issue most in April 2026?
| Product | April 2026 | An average April, 2008-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 3,102 | 2,044 |
| Flood Warning | 667 | 709 |
| Tornado Warning | 639 | 479 |
| Flood Advisory | 543 | 465 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 238 | 219 |
| Red Flag Warning | 217 | 200 |
| Wind Advisory | 166 | 265 |
| Flood Watch | 160 | 62 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 140 | 142 |
| Freeze Warning | 133 | 105 |
Source: Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC). A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
Every notice, April 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Cape Sarichef to Nikoski Pacific Side out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 26, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Cape Sarichef to Nikoski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 26, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Cape Sarichef to Nikoski Bering Side out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 26, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Hurricane Force Wind Warning: Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 26, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 26, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 26, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 26, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Date Line
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 26, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 24, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Garvin and Murray, OK
Expired 4:00 p.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningApril 24, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Alligator River, S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM, Albemarle Sound and 1 more
Expired 4:15 p.m. EDT, April 24, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 24, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pontotoc and Seminole, OK
Expired 4:00 p.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS ClevelandWarningApril 24, 2026
Special Marine Warning: The Islands to Vermilion OH, Vermilion to Avon Point OH, Avon Point to Willowick OH and 3 more
Expired 4:15 p.m. EDT, April 24, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 24, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Garvin and McClain, OK
Expired 3:15 p.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS LincolnWarningApril 24, 2026
Flood Warning: Brown, Cass, Morgan and 1 more, IL
Expired 6:30 a.m. CDT, April 25, 2026
NWS LincolnWarningApril 24, 2026
Flood Warning: Cass, Fulton and Mason, IL
Expired 6:30 a.m. CDT, April 25, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 24, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pottawatomie and Seminole, OK
Expired 3:00 p.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS AmarilloWarningApril 24, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Hartley, Oldham, Potter and 4 more, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 25, 2026
NWS GaylordWarningApril 24, 2026
Flood Warning: Wexford, MI
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, April 27, 2026
NWS MarquetteWarningApril 24, 2026
Flood Warning: Marquette, MI
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, April 26, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningApril 24, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Parmer, Castro, Swisher and 13 more, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 25, 2026
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa TeresaWarningApril 24, 2026
Red Flag Warning: El Paso and Hudspeth, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 26, 2026
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa TeresaWarningApril 24, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Southwest Mountains, Southwest Deserts and Lowlands, South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley and 1 more, NM
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 26, 2026
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa TeresaWarningApril 24, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Southwest Mountains, Southwest Deserts and Lowlands, South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley and 1 more, NM
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 25, 2026
NWS AlbuquerqueWarningApril 24, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Northeast Plains, Northeast Highlands, Central Highlands and 1 more, NM
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 25, 2026
NWS Key WestWarningApril 24, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM, Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM, Strait
Expired 12:45 p.m. EDT, April 24, 2026
NWS TucsonWarningApril 24, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Eastern Pima-Southeastern Pinal-Santa Cruz-Western Cochise and Southern Graham-Central and Eastern Cochise-Southern Greenlee-Lower Elevations of the San Carlos Apache Nation in Graha
Expired 7:00 p.m. PDT, April 25, 2026
NWS DuluthWarningApril 24, 2026
Flood Warning: Lake, MN
Expired 11:30 p.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
High Wind Warning: Atka and Adak, AK
Expired 4:00 p.m. AKDT, April 26, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningApril 24, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County, CO
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 25, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningApril 24, 2026
Red Flag Warning: San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache, Huerfano County Including Walsenburg and Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher, CO
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 25, 2026
NWS Key WestWarningApril 24, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM, Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM, Stra
Expired 7:00 a.m. EDT, April 24, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Kiska to Attu Pacific Side
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, April 25, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Adak to Kiska Pacific Side
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, April 25, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Adak to Kiska Bering Side
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, April 25, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, April 25, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, April 25, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 24, 2026
Storm Warning: Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, April 25, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 24, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Noble and Payne, OK
Expired 4:30 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS SpringfieldWarningApril 24, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Greene, MO
Expired 2:00 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS St LouisWarningApril 24, 2026
Tornado Warning: Pike and Pike, IL and MO
Expired 2:00 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 24, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Kingfisher and Logan, OK
Expired 1:15 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Logan, Noble and Payne, OK
Expired 12:45 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Noble and Payne, OK
Expired 2:45 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS SpringfieldWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Benton, Hickory and St. Clair, MO
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Garfield, Logan, Noble and 1 more, OK
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS TulsaWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Osage and Pawnee, OK
Expired 11:45 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Garfield and Noble, OK
Expired 2:15 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningApril 23, 2026
Flood Warning: Johnson and Jackson, KS and MO
Expired 5:55 p.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Garfield and Noble, OK
Expired 11:15 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
NWS TulsaWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Osage and Pawnee, OK
Expired 11:15 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
NWS SpringfieldWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bourbon, KS
Expired 11:15 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
NWS WichitaWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Allen, Neosho, Wilson and 1 more, KS
Expired 11:30 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
NWS WichitaWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Labette and Montgomery, KS
Expired 11:15 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
NWS La CrosseWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Grant, WI
Expired 11:15 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Garfield, Logan, Noble and 1 more, OK
Expired 11:15 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningApril 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Johnson and Jackson, KS and MO
Expired 4:15 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS GoodlandWarningApril 23, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Yuma, Kit Carson County and Cheyenne, CO
Expired 7:00 p.m. MDT, April 24, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Garfield and Noble, OK
Expired 1:15 a.m. CDT, April 24, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Iowa County and Lafayette, WI
Expired 10:45 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWarningApril 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Iowa County, WI
Expired 10:30 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2026
Source: National Weather Service alerts (api.weather.gov).
Earlier notices kept from April 2026
347 earlier notices in AreaZine's record; the latest first below. Every one, oldest first: April 1, 2026 to April 6, 2026 · April 6, 2026 to April 28, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning Issued for Parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota NOAA
- AMBER Alert Issued for Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA NOAA
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Eastland County, Texas North Central Texas NOAA
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Benton, Hickory, and St. Clair Counties in Missouri Central Missouri NOAA
- Local Area Emergency in Garfield County Following Tornado Garfield County, Oklahoma NOAA
- Evacuation Order Issued for Fire in El Paso County, Colorado El Paso County, Colorado NOAA
- Immediate Evacuation Alert for Wildfire in Kit Carson, Colorado Kit Carson, Colorado NOAA
- Shelter in Place Alert for Flathead Due to Explosive Device Flathead NOAA
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Ingham County, Michigan South Central Michigan NOAA
- Fire Warning Issued for Sumner, Nebraska Sumner, Nebraska NOAA
- AMBER Alert for Child Abduction in Los Angeles and Surrounding Areas Southern California NOAA
- Evacuation Order Issued for Fire in El Paso County El Paso County, Colorado NOAA
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Southeastern Val Verde County, Texas South Central Texas NOAA
- Law Enforcement Warning in Hardin, Montana Hardin, Montana NOAA
- Winter Storm Warning Issued for Lake, Mason, and Oceana Counties Through Tuesday Morning Lake, Mason, and Oceana Counties, MI NOAA
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for North Central North Carolina and South Central Virginia North Carolina and Virginia NOAA
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for West Central Georgia Counties Through 8:30 AM West Central Georgia NOAA
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Leon, Jefferson, and Wakulla Counties Big Bend Florida NOAA
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Southwestern Georgia Counties Through 9:00 AM Southwestern Georgia NOAA
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Watauga County, North Carolina Northwestern North Carolina NOAA
Notices AreaZine published before its record of the live feed began. AreaZine no longer holds each agency's full record for them, so each line shows what AreaZine recorded and links the agency where it gave a link.