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 GaylordWarningApril 19, 2026
Flood Warning: Alpena and Presque Isle, MI
Expired 6:45 p.m. EDT, April 20, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningApril 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Alligator River, S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM, Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM and 2 more
Expired 1:15 p.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningApril 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Currituck Sound, Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA
Expired 12:30 p.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS RivertonWarningApril 19, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Natrona County/Casper BLM and Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains, WY
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 20, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningApril 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA, Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA and 2
Expired 11:45 a.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS GaylordWarningApril 19, 2026
Flood Warning: Wexford, MI
Expired 11:00 a.m. EDT, April 20, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningApril 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA, Chesapeake Bay from Little Creek VA to Cape Henry VA including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, James River from Jame
Expired 11:30 a.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS ClevelandWarningApril 19, 2026
Flood Warning: Trumbull, OH
Expired 4:00 a.m. EDT, April 20, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningApril 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA, Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA, Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA and 2
Expired 10:45 a.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS TulsaWarningApril 19, 2026
Flood Warning: Ottawa, OK
Expired 1:10 p.m. CDT, April 21, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningApril 19, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Coffee, Jeff Davis and Atkinson, GA
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS Baltimore MD/WashingtonWarningApril 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
Expired 9:30 a.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS Baltimore MD/WashingtonWarningApril 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD and Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD
Expired 7:30 a.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 19, 2026
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 20, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 19, 2026
Storm Warning: Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, April 19, 2026
NWS SpringfieldWarningApril 19, 2026
Flood Warning: Pulaski, MO
Expired 1:09 p.m. CDT, April 19, 2026
NWS NormanWarningApril 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Harper, Woods, Ellis and 2 more, OK
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 19, 2026
NWS MarquetteWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Luce, MI
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningApril 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Rabun and Habersham, GA
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningApril 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Dade, Walker, Catoosa and 81 more, GA
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS Green BayWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Portage, WI
Expired 11:00 a.m. CDT, April 19, 2026
NWS St LouisWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Reynolds, MO
Expired 5:00 p.m. CDT, April 20, 2026
NWS San JuanWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Aguada, Aguadilla and Moca, PR
Expired 6:30 a.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS San JuanWarningApril 18, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Juana Diaz and Ponce, PR
Expired 7:45 p.m. EDT, April 18, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 18, 2026
Storm Warning: Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 19, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 18, 2026
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, April 19, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningApril 18, 2026
Storm Warning: Saint Matthew Island Waters
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, April 19, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Lake and McHenry, IL
Expired 1:00 p.m. CDT, April 25, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningApril 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland and Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains, WY
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 20, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningApril 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest, Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River, Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument and 5 more, NE and WY
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 20, 2026
NWS Dodge CityWarningApril 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Finney, Hodgeman, Stanton and 9 more, KS
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 19, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: La Salle, IL
Expired 7:00 a.m. CDT, April 21, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningApril 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands, CO
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, April 19, 2026
NWS IndianapolisWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Parke, Vermillion and Vigo, IN
Expired 4:24 p.m. EDT, April 22, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 18, 2026
Winter Storm Warning: Eastern Alaska Range South of Trims Camp, AK
Expired 4:00 p.m. AKDT, April 20, 2026
NWS AlbuquerqueWarningApril 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Northeast Plains and Northeast Highlands, NM
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, April 19, 2026
NWS HastingsWarningApril 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Phillips, Smith, Jewell and 27 more, KS and NE
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 18, 2026
NWS St LouisWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Adams and Marion, IL and MO
Expired 12:15 a.m. CDT, April 20, 2026
NWS St LouisWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Adams and Marion, IL and MO
Expired 12:15 a.m. CDT, April 20, 2026
NWS Detroit/PontiacWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Midland and Saginaw, MI
Expired 4:00 a.m. EDT, April 19, 2026
NWS Detroit/PontiacWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Bay and Saginaw, MI
Expired 5:00 a.m. EDT, April 21, 2026
NWS AmarilloWarningApril 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron, Texas, Beaver and 21 more, OK and TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 19, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 18, 2026
Winter Storm Warning: Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys and Upper Kuskokwim Valley, AK
Expired 4:00 p.m. AKDT, April 20, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 18, 2026
Winter Storm Warning: Lower Yukon River, AK
Expired 10:00 a.m. AKDT, April 20, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 18, 2026
Winter Storm Warning: Middle Yukon Valley, AK
Expired 4:00 p.m. AKDT, April 20, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 18, 2026
Winter Storm Warning: Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills, AK
Expired 10:00 a.m. AKDT, April 20, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningApril 18, 2026
Blizzard Warning: St Lawrence Island, AK
Expired 10:00 a.m. AKDT, April 20, 2026
NWS San AngeloWarningApril 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Crockett, Schleicher and Sutton, TX
Expired 12:15 p.m. CDT, April 18, 2026
NWS ShreveportWarningApril 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Harrison, Marion, Panola and 1 more, TX
Expired 12:00 p.m. CDT, April 18, 2026
NWS St LouisWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Cole, MO
Expired 2:00 a.m. CDT, April 21, 2026
NWS Fort WorthWarningApril 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bosque, Hill, Limestone and 1 more, TX
Expired 11:00 a.m. CDT, April 18, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Milwaukee, WI
Expired 10:00 p.m. CDT, April 19, 2026
NWS ShreveportWarningApril 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cherokee, Smith, Upshur and 1 more, TX
Expired 10:45 a.m. CDT, April 18, 2026
NWS St LouisWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Marion, MO
Expired 5:00 p.m. CDT, April 20, 2026
NWS Green BayWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Wood, WI
Expired 12:45 a.m. CDT, April 19, 2026
NWS SpringfieldWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Pulaski, MO
Expired 10:00 a.m. CDT, April 19, 2026
NWS San AngeloWarningApril 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Brown, Coleman, McCulloch and 1 more, TX
Expired 9:15 a.m. CDT, April 18, 2026
NWS TulsaWarningApril 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Ottawa, OK
Expired 10:00 a.m. CDT, April 19, 2026
NWS Fort WorthWarningApril 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Eastland, TX
Expired 7:45 a.m. CDT, April 18, 2026
NWS San AngeloWarningApril 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Coke, Irion, Sterling and 1 more, TX
Expired 7:45 a.m. CDT, April 18, 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.