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 AmarilloWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Wheeler, TX
Expired 7:30 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm and Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm
Expired 8:30 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fort Bend, Harris and Waller, TX
Expired 7:15 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS BuffaloWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY and Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Expired 7:45 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS NormanWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills and 1 more, OK
Expired 6:45 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS AmarilloWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Hemphill and Wheeler, TX
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS GoodlandWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne, KS
Expired 6:45 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS ClevelandWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Conneaut OH to Ripley NY and Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS ClevelandWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: The Islands to Vermilion OH
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS DenverWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Logan, Morgan and Weld, CO
Expired 6:30 p.m. MDT, May 9, 2026
NWS ClevelandWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: The Islands to Vermilion OH, Vermilion to Avon Point OH, Avon Point to Willowick OH and 8 more
Expired 7:30 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningMay 9, 2026
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, May 10, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Albany, Laramie and Platte, WY
Expired 5:45 p.m. MDT, May 9, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Laramie, WY
Expired 5:30 p.m. MDT, May 9, 2026
NWS ClevelandWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH, Reno Beach to The Islands OH, Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm, Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachico
Expired 7:45 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Kimball and Laramie, NE and WY
Expired 5:30 p.m. MDT, May 9, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM
Expired 4:45 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningMay 9, 2026
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, May 10, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm
Expired 4:45 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM and Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS Detroit/PontiacWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: St. Clair River, Detroit River and Lake St. Clair Open Lake (U.S. Portion)
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Carbon, WY
Expired 3:30 p.m. MDT, May 9, 2026
NWS PhoenixWarningMay 9, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Parker Valley, Yuma, Imperial Valley and 2 more, AZ and CA
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, May 11, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM, Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line t
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM and Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningMay 9, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lafayette, St. Martin and Vermilion, LA
Expired 4:15 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 2:15 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS MobileWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 2:15 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Assumption, Lafourche and Terrebonne, LA
Expired 3:15 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS PaducahWarningMay 9, 2026
Flood Warning: Gallatin, Wabash, White and 2 more, IL and IN
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, May 10, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: St. Andrews Bay Waterways, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM, Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM and 1 more
Expired 1:30 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Flood Warning: St. Tammany, LA
Expired 1:00 p.m. CDT, May 11, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Flood Warning: Pike, MS
Expired 5:01 a.m. CDT, May 11, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Jefferson and Orleans, LA
Expired 2:15 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningMay 9, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Iberia, St. Martin, St. Mary and 1 more, LA
Expired 3:45 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 11:30 a.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningMay 9, 2026
Flood Warning: Lafayette, St. Landry and St. Martin, LA
Expired 3:24 a.m. CDT, May 11, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningMay 9, 2026
Flood Warning: Lafayette and Vermilion, LA
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, May 10, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pamlico Sound and S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM
Expired 11:00 a.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningMay 9, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin and 1 more, LA
Expired 1:45 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS MobileWarningMay 9, 2026
Flood Warning: George, Greene and Jackson, MS
Expired 9:30 a.m. CDT, May 10, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Flood Warning: St. Tammany, LA
Expired 3:01 p.m. CDT, May 11, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Flood Warning: St. Tammany, LA
Expired 5:01 p.m. CDT, May 11, 2026
NWS MobileWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: South Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound, Perdido Bay Area and 2 more
Expired 11:00 a.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS IndianapolisWarningMay 9, 2026
Flood Warning: Johnson, IN
Expired 11:00 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Flood Warning: Pike and Walthall, MS
Expired 9:24 p.m. CDT, May 10, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pamlico Sound, S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM and S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM
Expired 9:30 a.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville and 2 more, LA
Expired 11:15 a.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne and Chandeleur Sound
Expired 9:00 a.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Hancock and Harrison, MS
Expired 8:30 a.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS BrownsvilleWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Starr, TX
Expired 8:30 a.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pamlico Sound, S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM and S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM
Expired 8:30 a.m. EDT, May 9, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany and 2 more, LA
Expired 7:30 a.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Amite, Pike, Walthall and 1 more, MS
Expired 9:45 a.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Mississippi Sound, Chandeleur Sound and Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM
Expired 6:00 a.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Pontchartrain, Mississippi Sound, Lake Borgne and 1 more
Expired 5:00 a.m. CDT, May 9, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningMay 9, 2026
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, May 10, 2026
NWS BismarckWarningMay 9, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Divide, Burke, Renville and 3 more, ND
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 9, 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.