United StatesAugust 2026
National Weather Service warnings and watches: August 2026
AreaZine recorded 4,574 warnings and watches from NWS in August 2026. Nationally the NWS issued 6,626 warnings in August 2026, 64% above the average of 4,040 for August in 2008-2025, and 9,563 warnings, watches and advisories in all (IEM VTEC archive).
Which warnings did the NWS issue most in August 2026?
| Product | August 2026 | An average August, 2008-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 4,511 | 2,556 |
| Flood Advisory | 1,791 | 1,741 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1,241 | 755 |
| Heat Advisory | 465 | 184 |
| Flood Warning | 404 | 351 |
| Tornado Warning | 226 | 195 |
| Flood Watch | 138 | 49 |
| Red Flag Warning | 109 | 106 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 100 | 52 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 95 | 69 |
Source: Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC). A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
Every notice, August 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 23, 2026
Tornado Warning: Martin and St. Lucie, FL
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pamlico Sound, S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM, S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM and 2 more
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS ClevelandWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH, Conneaut OH to Ripley NY, Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more
Expired 7:45 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS Rapid CityWarningAugust 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Harding and Perkins, SD
Expired 6:45 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS TucsonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Pima, AZ
Expired 6:45 p.m. PDT, August 23, 2026
NWS MiamiWarningAugust 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Palm Beach, FL
Expired 6:00 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS MiamiWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Okeechobee
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS GlasgowWarningAugust 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Phillips, MT
Expired 6:15 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS TucsonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pima, AZ
Expired 6:00 p.m. PDT, August 23, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain
Expired 6:15 p.m. CDT, August 23, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM
Expired 5:30 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS HanfordWarningAugust 23, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Indian Wells Valley, Mojave Desert Slopes and Mojave Desert, CA
Expired 11:00 p.m. PDT, August 26, 2026
NWS Key WestWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms and Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef
Expired 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Georgetown, SC
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS BuffaloWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Ripley to Dunkirk NY, Dunkirk to Buffalo NY and Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Expired 5:30 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: El Paso, CO
Expired 7:15 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS TucsonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Santa Cruz, AZ
Expired 6:45 p.m. PDT, August 23, 2026
NWS Great FallsWarningAugust 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fergus, MT
Expired 4:45 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS Great FallsWarningAugust 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Blaine, Chouteau and Hill, MT
Expired 4:30 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningAugust 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Sheridan, NE
Expired 4:15 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Custer and Pueblo, CO
Expired 6:30 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Custer and Pueblo, CO
Expired 6:30 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS TucsonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pima and Santa Cruz, AZ
Expired 3:45 p.m. PDT, August 23, 2026
NWS Salt Lake CityWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Garfield and Wayne, UT
Expired 8:15 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fremont and Pueblo, CO
Expired 3:45 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS BuffaloWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY, Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY, Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS FlagstaffWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Apache, AZ
Expired 5:30 p.m. PDT, August 23, 2026
NWS Grand JunctionWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Rio Blanco, CO
Expired 5:30 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS FlagstaffWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Coconino, AZ
Expired 4:30 p.m. PDT, August 23, 2026
NWS Rapid CityWarningAugust 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Lawrence and Pennington, SD
Expired 2:30 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS AmarilloWarningAugust 23, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Palo Duro Canyon, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 23, 2026
NWS AmarilloWarningAugust 23, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Donley and Collingsworth, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 23, 2026
NWS PaducahWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flood Warning: Gallatin, Wabash, White and 2 more, IL and IN
Expired 12:00 p.m. CDT, August 29, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Tampa Bay waters
Expired 1:45 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS Salt Lake CityWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Wayne, UT
Expired 4:15 p.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS Boston/NortonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay and 3 more
Expired 2:00 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS NormanWarningAugust 23, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Harmon, Jackson, Tillman and 10 more, OK and TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 24, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Tampa Bay waters
Expired 1:15 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS Boston/NortonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay, Rhode Island Sound and 1 more
Expired 1:15 p.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS MedfordWarningAugust 23, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Western Klamath National Forest, Central Siskiyou County Including Shasta Valley, Siskiyou Mountains and 2 more, CA and OR
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, August 24, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningAugust 23, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Dickens, King, Garza and 2 more, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 24, 2026
NWS LubbockWarningAugust 23, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Briscoe, Hall, Childress and 2 more, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 24, 2026
NWS TucsonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys including Nogales, Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson and Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet including Dougla
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, August 29, 2026
NWS San AngeloWarningAugust 23, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Fisher, Nolan, Haskell and 5 more, TX
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, August 24, 2026
NWS LincolnWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flood Warning: Cass, Fulton and Mason, IL
Expired 10:00 a.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
NWS LincolnWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flood Warning: Brown, Cass, Morgan and 1 more, IL
Expired 4:00 p.m. CDT, August 29, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 11:00 a.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 NM and Waters from Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 10:45 a.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY out 20 NM, Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 NM, Waters from Moriches Inlet NY to Montauk Point NY from 20 to 60 NM and 1 m
Expired 9:45 a.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay, Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY out 20 NM and Waters from Fire Island Inlet NY to Moriches Inlet NY from 20
Expired 9:15 a.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm, Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm, Coastal waters fr
Expired 9:15 a.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 8:30 a.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bronx, Kings, Nassau and 3 more, NY
Expired 9:15 a.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 23, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm, Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm, Coastal waters fr
Expired 8:30 a.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS BuffaloWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Chautauqua, NY
Expired 11:00 a.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bergen, Essex, Hudson and 4 more, NJ and NY
Expired 8:00 a.m. EDT, August 23, 2026
Source: National Weather Service alerts (api.weather.gov).
Earlier notices kept from August 2026
14 earlier notices in AreaZine's record; the latest first below. Every one, oldest first: August 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026.
- Local Area Emergency Issued for Minden, Nebraska Kearney County, Nebraska NOAA
- Level 2 Set Alert Issued for Owyhee County Near Silver City Owyhee County, Idaho NOAA
- Level 3 Go Now Evacuation for Owyhee County Owyhee County, Idaho NOAA
- Level 3 Go Now Evacuation Order Issued for Triangle in Owyhee County Owyhee County, Idaho NOAA
- Level 3 Go Now Alert Issued for Owyhee County Owyhee County, Idaho NOAA
- Evacuation Immediate for Summit County, Utah Summit County, Utah NOAA
- Civil Emergency Message for Owyhee County Owyhee County, Idaho NOAA
- Level 3 Go Now Civil Emergency Message for Owyhee County Owyhee County, Idaho NOAA
- Level 2 Set Alert Issued for Owyhee County Owyhee County, Idaho NOAA
- Level 3 Go Now Civil Emergency Alert for Owyhee County Owyhee County, Idaho NOAA
- Endangered Missing Person Alert for Bingham County Bingham County, Idaho NOAA
- Evacuation Immediate for Jackson County Indian Creek Fire Jackson County NOAA
- Fire Warning Issued for Spokane, WA Spokane, WA NOAA
- Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning for Spokane County, WA Spokane County, WA 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.