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 MiamiWarningMay 3, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Biscayne Bay and Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM
Expired 6:45 p.m. EDT, May 3, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningMay 3, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cherry and Sheridan, NE
Expired 6:15 p.m. MDT, May 3, 2026
NWS Key WestWarningMay 3, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out and Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to
Expired 5:45 p.m. EDT, May 3, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningMay 3, 2026
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, May 4, 2026
NWS RenoWarningMay 3, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pershing and Washoe, NV
Expired 4:00 p.m. PDT, May 3, 2026
NWS SacramentoWarningMay 3, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Plumas, Sierra and Yuba, CA
Expired 3:15 p.m. PDT, May 3, 2026
NWS LincolnWarningMay 3, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Logan and Sangamon, IL
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, May 3, 2026
NWS LincolnWarningMay 3, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Sangamon, IL
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, May 3, 2026
NWS LincolnWarningMay 3, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Christian, Macon and Shelby, IL
Expired 2:45 p.m. CDT, May 3, 2026
NWS NormanWarningMay 3, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Harper, Woods, Ellis and 1 more, OK
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, May 3, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningMay 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Calhoun, Refugio and Victoria, TX
Expired 1:15 p.m. CDT, May 7, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningMay 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Victoria, TX
Expired 1:00 a.m. CDT, May 4, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningMay 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Live Oak, TX
Expired 1:00 a.m. CDT, May 4, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Washington County and Pearl River, LA and MS
Expired 7:00 a.m. CDT, May 6, 2026
NWS BismarckWarningMay 3, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Oliver, Foster, Stark and 4 more, ND
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 3, 2026
NWS Grand ForksWarningMay 3, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Pembina, Eastern Walsh County, Grand Forks and 5 more, ND
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 3, 2026
NWS Key WestWarningMay 3, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel and Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM
Expired 3:30 a.m. EDT, May 3, 2026
NWS Key WestWarningMay 3, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel
Expired 2:45 a.m. EDT, May 3, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningMay 3, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Laramie Foothills and High Plains and Laramie East High Plains, WY
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, May 3, 2026
NWS Key WestWarningMay 3, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal
Expired 1:30 a.m. EDT, May 3, 2026
NWS Key WestWarningMay 3, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal
Expired 1:00 a.m. EDT, May 3, 2026
NWS MedfordWarningMay 2, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Douglas, OR
Expired 7:45 p.m. PDT, May 2, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm and 1 more
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningMay 2, 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 5:15 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningMay 2, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pinellas, FL
Expired 3:30 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Tampa Bay waters
Expired 3:45 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningMay 2, 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 3:30 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningMay 2, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest, Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River, Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland and 1 more, NE and WY
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, May 2, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM, Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL
Expired 3:00 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm, Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 20-60 nm and Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm
Expired 3:45 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM
Expired 2:30 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS Grand ForksWarningMay 2, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Towner, Cavalier, Benson and 4 more, ND
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 3, 2026
NWS BismarckWarningMay 2, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Divide, Burke, Renville and 15 more, ND
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, May 3, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningMay 2, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Alachua, Marion and Putnam, FL
Expired 1:30 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM, Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL
Expired 2:00 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM and Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 2:30 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS GlasgowWarningMay 2, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Fort Peck Reservation and Daniels/Roosevelt/Sheridan Counties and Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties, MT
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, May 3, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM and Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM
Expired 1:00 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM and Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM
Expired 12:00 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 2, 2026
Flood Warning: Washington County and Pearl River, LA and MS
Expired 7:00 a.m. CDT, May 6, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm, Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM, Waters from Mexico Beach t
Expired 12:15 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningMay 2, 2026
Flood Warning: Calhoun, Refugio and Victoria, TX
Expired 12:15 a.m. CDT, May 3, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningMay 2, 2026
Flood Warning: Victoria, TX
Expired 12:15 a.m. CDT, May 3, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 8:45 a.m. CDT, May 2, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm, Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Coastal Waters From Ochlocko
Expired 9:45 a.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal Waters from Stake Island LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River from 20 to 60 nm
Expired 6:30 a.m. CDT, May 2, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 6:45 a.m. CDT, May 2, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM, Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi Riv
Expired 5:45 a.m. CDT, May 2, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 2, 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, Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to
Expired 7:30 a.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm, Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20
Expired 4:30 a.m. CDT, May 2, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM, Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi Riv
Expired 2:45 a.m. CDT, May 2, 2026
NWS MiamiWarningMay 2, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Inland Broward County, Glades County Lake Region, Hendry County Lakes Region and 4 more, FL
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningMay 2, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Southern Brevard Barrier Islands, FL
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningMay 2, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Osceola, Okeechobee, Coastal Indian River and 7 more, FL
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, May 2, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Terrebonne Bay and Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm
Expired 11:30 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS MobileWarningMay 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Clarke and Washington County, AL
Expired 9:35 a.m. CDT, May 4, 2026
NWS MobileWarningMay 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Choctaw, Clarke and Washington County, AL
Expired 4:00 p.m. CDT, May 3, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM, Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi Riv
Expired 9:45 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre, Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays, Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays and 5 more
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM and Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 6:45 p.m. CDT, May 1, 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.