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 NormanWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan and 1 more, OK
Expired 9:15 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS HastingsWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fillmore, NE
Expired 9:15 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Sioux FallsWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Buena Vista and Cherokee, IA
Expired 9:45 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cottle, Dickens, Kent and 2 more, TX
Expired 9:30 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Saline and Seward, NE
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster and 1 more, IA
Expired 9:15 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Garza, Kent and Stonewall, TX
Expired 9:15 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS La CrosseWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Floyd, IA
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS NormanWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Harmon, Jackson, Foard and 1 more, OK and TX
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock and 1 more, IA
Expired 9:15 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Clarke, Decatur, Lucas and 4 more, IA
Expired 8:45 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Sac, IA
Expired 8:45 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Humboldt, Kossuth and Pocahontas, IA
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Adair, Adams, Clarke and 4 more, IA
Expired 8:30 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cerro Gordo, Hancock and Worth, IA
Expired 8:30 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Midland/OdessaWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Borden and Scurry, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock and 1 more, IA
Expired 8:15 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Humboldt and Pocahontas, IA
Expired 7:45 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Childress, Cottle, Hall and 1 more, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS NormanWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Blaine, Caddo, Canadian and 1 more, OK
Expired 7:45 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Midland/OdessaWarningMay 15, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Borden and Dawson, TX
Expired 7:30 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 15, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Garza and Lynn, TX
Expired 7:30 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS NormanWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Beckham, Custer and Washita, OK
Expired 7:30 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Crosby, Dickens, Floyd and 1 more, TX
Expired 7:15 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Crosby, Garza, Lubbock and 1 more, TX
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto and 1 more, IA
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS AmarilloWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cimarron, OK
Expired 6:45 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS DuluthWarningMay 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland and 4 more, WI
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS DuluthWarningMay 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Koochiching, North St. Louis, Northern Cook/Northern Lake and 12 more, MN
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Emmet and Palo Alto, IA
Expired 6:15 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Castro, Hale, Lamb and 2 more, TX
Expired 6:15 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Sioux FallsWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Clay and Dickinson, IA
Expired 5:45 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 15, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Terry and Yoakum, TX
Expired 5:45 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 15, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Hockley and Lubbock, TX
Expired 5:45 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Hockley and Lubbock, TX
Expired 5:45 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cochran and Hockley, TX
Expired 5:45 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningMay 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Castro, Hale, Hockley and 1 more, TX
Expired 4:45 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Grand ForksWarningMay 15, 2026
High Wind Warning: Benson, ND
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS Grand ForksWarningMay 15, 2026
High Wind Warning: Towner, Cavalier, Ramsey and 2 more, ND
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS HonoluluWarningMay 15, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Oahu in Honolulu, HI
Expired 6:15 p.m. HST, May 15, 2026
NWS HonoluluWarningMay 15, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Kauai Channel, Oahu Windward Waters and Oahu Leeward Waters
Expired 5:15 p.m. HST, May 15, 2026
NWS HonoluluWarningMay 15, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Kauai Channel, Oahu Windward Waters and Oahu Leeward Waters
Expired 5:15 p.m. HST, May 15, 2026
NWS NormanWarningMay 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Harper, Ellis, Woodward and 8 more, OK and TX
Expired 10:00 p.m. CDT, May 16, 2026
NWS HonoluluWarningMay 15, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Oahu in Honolulu, HI
Expired 3:30 p.m. HST, May 15, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningMay 15, 2026
High Wind Warning: Aleutians East Borough, AK
Expired 6:00 p.m. AKDT, May 15, 2026
NWS HonoluluWarningMay 15, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Kauai Channel and Oahu Leeward Waters
Expired 2:30 p.m. HST, May 15, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningMay 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Delta Junction, AK
Expired 10:00 p.m. AKDT, May 17, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningMay 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County, CO
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, May 16, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningMay 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Pueblo County Including Pueblo, Crowley County Including Ordway, Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands and 1 more, CO
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, May 16, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningMay 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek, Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass, Huerfano County Including Walsenburg and
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, May 16, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningMay 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Western Antelope Valley Foothills and Antelope Valley, CA
Expired 10:00 p.m. PDT, May 16, 2026
NWS HonoluluWarningMay 15, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Kauai Channel, Oahu Windward Waters and Oahu Leeward Waters
Expired 2:30 p.m. HST, May 15, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningMay 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Frenchman Basin, NE
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, May 15, 2026
NWS PhoenixWarningMay 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills, AZ
Expired 11:00 p.m. PDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningMay 15, 2026
High Wind Warning: Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range, Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range and 1 more, CA
Expired 9:00 a.m. PDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningMay 15, 2026
High Wind Warning: Western Antelope Valley Foothills and Antelope Valley, CA
Expired 11:00 p.m. PDT, May 17, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningMay 15, 2026
High Wind Warning: Southern Ventura County Mountains, Northern Ventura County Mountains and Interstate 5 Corridor, CA
Expired 9:00 a.m. PDT, May 17, 2026
NWS AlbuquerqueWarningMay 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Northeast Plains and Northeast Highlands, NM
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, May 16, 2026
NWS SpokaneWarningMay 15, 2026
Flood Warning: Chelan, WA
Expired 12:00 p.m. PDT, May 16, 2026
NWS Las VegasWarningMay 15, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Northwest Deserts/Northwest Plateau, AZ
Expired 8:00 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.