United StatesMay 2026
National Weather Service warnings and watches: May 2026
AreaZine recorded 2,688 warnings and watches from NWS in May 2026. Nationally the NWS issued 4,037 warnings in May 2026, 29% below the average of 5,672 for May in 2008-2025, and 5,893 warnings, watches and advisories in all (IEM VTEC archive).
Which warnings did the NWS issue most in May 2026?
| Product | May 2026 | An average May, 2008-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 2,665 | 3,568 |
| Flood Advisory | 887 | 1,011 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 408 | 489 |
| Flood Warning | 364 | 815 |
| Tornado Warning | 249 | 567 |
| Frost Advisory | 225 | 97 |
| Red Flag Warning | 145 | 121 |
| Freeze Warning | 132 | 52 |
| Wind Advisory | 122 | 137 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 78 | 76 |
Source: Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC). A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
Every notice, May 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Burt, Cuming, Dodge and 3 more, NE
Expired 7:45 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Detroit/PontiacWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Huron and Sanilac, MI
Expired 7:30 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Sioux FallsWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Dickinson, Osceola, Cottonwood and 3 more, IA and MN
Expired 7:45 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Colfax, Cuming and Stanton, NE
Expired 7:15 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Detroit/PontiacWarningMay 17, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI, Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI, Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach 5NM Off Shore to the US/Canadian border and 1 more
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Platte, NE
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS GaylordWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Benzie and Manistee, MI
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS HastingsWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Nance, NE
Expired 6:15 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Copiah, Hinds and Rankin, MS
Expired 6:45 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Detroit/PontiacWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Huron and Tuscola, MI
Expired 6:45 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Republic, KS
Expired 6:30 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Antelope, Boone, Madison and 1 more, NE
Expired 6:30 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Hamilton and Echols, FL and GA
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens and 1 more, GA
Expired 6:00 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Grand RapidsWarningMay 17, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pentwater to Manistee MI and Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS GaylordWarningMay 17, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Manistee to Point Betsie MI and Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake
Expired 6:45 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Jasper, Jones and Putnam, GA
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningMay 17, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM
Expired 5:30 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Telfair, GA
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Jefferson and Madison, FL
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningMay 17, 2026
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, May 18, 2026
NWS Las VegasWarningMay 17, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Esmeralda and Nye, NV
Expired 4:45 p.m. PDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Green BayWarningMay 17, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI, Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI, Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake and 1 more
Expired 5:15 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Berrien, Irwin and Tift, GA
Expired 4:30 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Wilkinson, GA
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Sioux FallsWarningMay 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Bon Homme, Charles Mix and Hutchinson, SD
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Sioux FallsWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bon Homme, Hutchinson and Yankton, SD
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Las VegasWarningMay 17, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Nye, NV
Expired 3:45 p.m. PDT, May 17, 2026
NWS MiamiWarningMay 17, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM
Expired 3:15 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS MiamiWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Collier, FL
Expired 3:30 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Appling, Pierce and Wayne, GA
Expired 3:00 p.m. EDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Knox, NE
Expired 3:15 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Las VegasWarningMay 17, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Esmeralda, NV
Expired 3:45 p.m. PDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Green BayWarningMay 17, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI and Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake
Expired 3:45 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Dodge CityWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Stanton, Grant, Haskell and 5 more, KS
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 18, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Boyd and Holt, NE
Expired 2:30 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Midland/OdessaWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves County Plains, Eddy Plains and 6 more, NM and TX
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Midland/OdessaWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves County Plains, Eddy Plains and 6 more, NM and TX
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 18, 2026
NWS Grand JunctionWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Moffat, Rio Blanco and Routt, CO
Expired 2:15 p.m. MDT, May 17, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Boyd and Keya Paha, NE
Expired 2:00 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands, CO
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, May 18, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher and Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon, CO
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, May 18, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningMay 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Brown and Keya Paha, NE
Expired 1:15 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningMay 17, 2026
Winter Storm Warning: Sierra Madre Range, WY
Expired 6:00 p.m. MDT, May 18, 2026
NWS AlbuquerqueWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, NM
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, May 18, 2026
NWS AlbuquerqueWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Northeast Plains, Middle Rio Grande Valley, West Central Basin and Range and 5 more, NM
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, May 18, 2026
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa TeresaWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Southwest Mountains, Southwest Deserts and Lowlands, South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley and 1 more, NM and TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, May 18, 2026
NWS RivertonWarningMay 17, 2026
Winter Storm Warning: Lander Foothills, WY
Expired 6:00 p.m. MDT, May 18, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Childress and Cottle, TX
Expired 10:00 p.m. CDT, May 18, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Parmer, Castro, Swisher and 17 more, TX
Expired 10:00 p.m. CDT, May 18, 2026
NWS AmarilloWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron, Texas, Beaver and 21 more, OK and TX
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, May 19, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningMay 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Stephenson, IL
Expired 11:15 a.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningMay 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Buchanan, MO
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 20, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningMay 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Andrew and Buchanan, MO
Expired 10:00 p.m. CDT, May 19, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningMay 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Andrew and Nodaway, MO
Expired 10:00 p.m. CDT, May 18, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningMay 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Daviess and Livingston, MO
Expired 4:00 p.m. CDT, May 19, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningMay 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Daviess and Gentry, MO
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, May 18, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningMay 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Grundy and Livingston, MO
Expired 3:00 p.m. CDT, May 18, 2026
NWS HanfordWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: West Side Hills and San Joaquin Valley, CA
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, May 18, 2026
NWS HanfordWarningMay 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Indian Wells Valley and Kern County Desert, CA
Expired 11:00 p.m. PDT, May 17, 2026
Source: National Weather Service alerts (api.weather.gov).
Earlier notices kept from May 2026
13 earlier notices in AreaZine's record; the latest first below. Every one, oldest first: May 7, 2026 to May 27, 2026.
- Civil Danger Warning Test Issued for Roseau, MN Roseau, MN NOAA
- AMBER Alert Issued for Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego CA Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego CA NOAA
- AMBER Alert Issued for Los Angeles and Orange Counties Los Angeles and Orange Counties, CA NOAA
- Red Flag Warning Issued for South Central Nebraska and North Central Kansas South Central Nebraska and North Central Kansas NOAA
- Civil Emergency Message Issued for Saratoga, Wyoming Saratoga, Wyoming NOAA
- Special Marine Warning Issued for Coastal Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River Through 7 PM Coastal Florida (Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River) NOAA
- Shelter in Place Warning All Clear - Manor, TX Travis County, Texas NOAA
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Custer and Dewey Counties in Oklahoma Western and Northwestern Oklahoma NOAA
- Fire Warning Issued for Lincoln Areas Near Capitans Lincoln NOAA
- Evacuation Immediate Alert Issued for Lincoln Lincoln NOAA
- Special Marine Warning Issued for Charleston Harbor and Coastal South Carolina Waters Coastal South Carolina NOAA
- Boil Order Alert Issued for McCammon Area McCammon, Idaho NOAA
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Christian, Macon, and Sangamon Counties in Central Illinois Central Illinois 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.