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 Twin Cities/ChanhassenWarningApril 22, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Douglas, Todd, Morrison and 12 more, MN
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningApril 22, 2026
High Wind Warning: East Platte County, Goshen County, Laramie Valley and 1 more, WY
Expired 6:00 p.m. MDT, April 23, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningApril 22, 2026
High Wind Warning: Central Laramie County, WY
Expired 6:00 p.m. MDT, April 23, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningApril 22, 2026
High Wind Warning: South Laramie Range and South Laramie Range Foothills, WY
Expired 6:00 p.m. MDT, April 23, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningApril 22, 2026
High Wind Warning: Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County, WY
Expired 6:00 p.m. MDT, April 23, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningApril 22, 2026
High Wind Warning: Converse County Lower Elevations, WY
Expired 3:00 p.m. MDT, April 23, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningApril 22, 2026
High Wind Warning: North Snowy Range Foothills, WY
Expired 6:00 p.m. MDT, April 23, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningApril 22, 2026
High Wind Warning: Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains, Central Carbon County, Southwest Carbon County and 1 more, WY
Expired 3:00 p.m. MDT, April 23, 2026
NWS RivertonWarningApril 22, 2026
Red Flag Warning: North Bighorn Basin/Worland BLM, Cody Foothills, Natrona County/Casper BLM and 7 more, MT and WY
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 22, 2026
NWS AberdeenWarningApril 22, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Corson, Campbell, McPherson and 3 more, SD
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS AberdeenWarningApril 22, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Traverse, Marshall, Roberts and 1 more, MN and SD
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningApril 22, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek, San Luis Valley Including Alamo
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, April 23, 2026
NWS Great FallsWarningApril 21, 2026
Winter Storm Warning: Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains, MT
Expired 6:00 p.m. MDT, April 23, 2026
NWS BillingsWarningApril 21, 2026
Winter Storm Warning: Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains, MT
Expired 6:00 a.m. MDT, April 24, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest, Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River, Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument and 7 more, NE and WY
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 22, 2026
NWS GlasgowWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties, MT
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, April 22, 2026
NWS GlasgowWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Fort Peck Reservation and Daniels/Roosevelt/Sheridan Counties, Northern Valley and Northern Phillips Counties, The Little Rockies and 2 more, MT
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, April 22, 2026
NWS ElkoWarningApril 21, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Eureka, Nye and White Pine, NV
Expired 7:15 p.m. PDT, April 21, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 21, 2026
Blizzard Warning: Lower Kobuk Valley, Baldwin Peninsula and Northern Seward Peninsula, AK
Expired 10:00 p.m. AKDT, April 23, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 21, 2026
Blizzard Warning: St Lawrence Island, AK
Expired 4:00 a.m. AKDT, April 24, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 21, 2026
Blizzard Warning: Shishmaref, Bering Strait Coast, Southern Seward Peninsula Coast and 2 more, AK
Expired 10:00 p.m. AKDT, April 23, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 21, 2026
Blizzard Warning: Yukon Delta Coast and Lower Yukon River, AK
Expired 4:00 p.m. AKDT, April 23, 2026
NWS HanfordWarningApril 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fresno and Madera, CA
Expired 5:30 p.m. PDT, April 21, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningApril 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM, Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM and Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
Expired 4:45 p.m. PDT, April 21, 2026
NWS SacramentoWarningApril 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Butte, Glenn and Tehama, CA
Expired 4:45 p.m. PDT, April 21, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 21, 2026
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 22, 2026
NWS HanfordWarningApril 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fresno, Madera and Merced, CA
Expired 4:15 p.m. PDT, April 21, 2026
NWS HanfordWarningApril 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fresno and Madera, CA
Expired 3:30 p.m. PDT, April 21, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 21, 2026
Storm Warning: Saint Matthew Island Waters
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 22, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 21, 2026
Storm Warning: Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 22, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 21, 2026
Storm Warning: Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Date Line
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 22, 2026
NWS Great FallsWarningApril 21, 2026
High Wind Warning: Madison River Valley, MT
Expired 6:00 p.m. MDT, April 22, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningApril 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM, Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM and Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
Expired 3:45 p.m. PDT, April 21, 2026
NWS GaylordWarningApril 21, 2026
Flood Warning: Wexford, MI
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, April 27, 2026
NWS HastingsWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Valley, Greeley, Nance and 7 more, NE
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Loup Rivers Basin and Loess Plains, NE
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest and 1 more, NE
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningApril 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM, Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM and Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
Expired 2:00 p.m. PDT, April 21, 2026
NWS AlbuquerqueWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley, NM
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, April 22, 2026
NWS AlbuquerqueWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Northeast Plains, Northeast Highlands and Central Highlands, NM
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, April 22, 2026
NWS Sioux FallsWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Beadle, Gregory, Jerauld and 10 more, SD
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS Sioux FallsWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Lyon, Osceola, Sioux and 21 more, IA and MN
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS Rapid CityWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Perkins County, SD
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 22, 2026
NWS Rapid CityWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Northern Black Hills, Central Black Hills, Southern Black Hills and 18 more, SD and WY
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 22, 2026
NWS AmarilloWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Potter, Randall and Palo Duro Canyon, TX
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS AmarilloWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron, Texas, Dallam and 5 more, OK and TX
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWarningApril 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: North Point Light to Wind Point WI, Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL, Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake and 1 more
Expired 1:30 p.m. CDT, April 21, 2026
NWS GoodlandWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Decatur and Red Willow, KS and NE
Expired 12:00 a.m. MDT, April 23, 2026
NWS GoodlandWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman and 7 more, KS and NE
Expired 12:00 a.m. MDT, April 23, 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Thurston, Antelope, Pierce and 6 more, NE
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Knox and Cedar, NE
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS Dodge CityWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton and 3 more, KS
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS Twin Cities/ChanhassenWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Stevens, Pope, Lac Qui Parle and 15 more, MN
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS AberdeenWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Dewey, Potter, Faulk and 9 more, SD
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS AberdeenWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Big Stone, Clark, Codington and 3 more, MN and SD
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 22, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningApril 21, 2026
High Wind Warning: Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft and Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft, CO
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 22, 2026
NWS GoodlandWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Yuma, Kit Carson County and Cheyenne, CO
Expired 12:00 a.m. MDT, April 23, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningApril 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM and Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM
Expired 12:45 p.m. PDT, April 21, 2026
NWS MiamiWarningApril 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Coastal Collier County, Glades County Lake Region, Hendry County Lakes Region and 5 more, FL
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, April 21, 2026
NWS ElkoWarningApril 21, 2026
High Wind Warning: White Pine County, Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County, Northwestern Nye County and 1 more, NV
Expired 11:00 p.m. PDT, April 21, 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.