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 Lake CharlesWarningMay 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Lafayette and Vermilion, LA
Expired 7:00 a.m. CDT, May 2, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 1, 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 6:15 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Matagorda Bay, Galveston Bay, Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM and 3 more
Expired 5:00 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Jefferson, St. Charles and St. John The Baptist, LA
Expired 6:30 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays and Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM
Expired 4:15 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Matagorda Bay, Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM and Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningMay 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Calhoun, TX
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Jackson, Matagorda and Wharton, TX
Expired 3:15 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays and Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningMay 1, 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 2 more
Expired 4:15 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningMay 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio and 1 more, TX
Expired 2:45 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Jackson, Matagorda and Wharton, TX
Expired 2:45 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Matagorda Bay and Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Barataria Bay and Coastal waters from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana out 20 NM
Expired 2:15 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningMay 1, 2026
High Wind Warning: Delta Junction, AK
Expired 4:00 p.m. AKDT, May 2, 2026
NWS Midland/OdessaWarningMay 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Eddy and Culberson, NM and TX
Expired 4:15 p.m. MDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Calcasieu Lake
Expired 1:45 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM and Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 1:30 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 1:15 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 1:15 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Terrebonne Bay, Barataria Bay, Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm and 1 more
Expired 1:00 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Jefferson and Lafourche, LA
Expired 1:00 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 12:30 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningMay 1, 2026
Blizzard Warning: Western Arctic Coast, AK
Expired 7:00 p.m. AKDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Galveston Bay
Expired 12:30 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningMay 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Cooper and Saline, MO
Expired 5:52 p.m. CDT, May 3, 2026
NWS Midland/OdessaWarningMay 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Reagan and Upton, TX
Expired 2:30 p.m. CDT, May 1, 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 11:45 a.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningMay 1, 2026
Winter Storm Warning: Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft, CO
Expired 12:00 a.m. MDT, May 2, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm and Coastal waters from Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River LA from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 11:45 a.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Midland/OdessaWarningMay 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Ector and Midland, TX
Expired 1:15 p.m. CDT, May 1, 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 11:00 a.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Galveston Bay and Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM
Expired 10:15 a.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS ShreveportWarningMay 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Anderson and Cherokee, TX
Expired 7:00 a.m. CDT, May 4, 2026
NWS ShreveportWarningMay 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Angelina and Nacogdoches, TX
Expired 9:30 a.m. CDT, May 2, 2026
NWS Midland/OdessaWarningMay 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Pecos, TX
Expired 12:15 p.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningMay 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Calhoun, Refugio and Victoria, TX
Expired 12:15 a.m. CDT, May 2, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningMay 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Victoria, TX
Expired 10:24 p.m. CDT, May 5, 2026
NWS SpringfieldWarningMay 1, 2026
Flood Warning: St. Clair and Vernon, MO
Expired 9:00 a.m. CDT, May 2, 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 and Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi
Expired 9:00 a.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Midland/OdessaWarningMay 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lea, Andrews and Gaines, NM and TX
Expired 10:45 a.m. MDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Midland/OdessaWarningMay 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Culberson, Loving and Reeves, TX
Expired 10:30 a.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Austin/San AntonioWarningMay 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe and 1 more, TX
Expired 10:00 a.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Austin/San AntonioWarningMay 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: DeWitt, Gonzales and Karnes, TX
Expired 3:30 a.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Colorado County and Wharton, TX
Expired 3:30 a.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Chambers and Galveston, TX
Expired 1:30 a.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Austin/San AntonioWarningMay 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Frio and Zavala, TX
Expired 1:45 a.m. CDT, May 1, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningMay 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Galveston Bay
Expired 1:15 a.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.