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 ClevelandWarningAugust 22, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Reno Beach to The Islands OH, The Islands to Vermilion OH, Vermilion to Avon Point OH and 3 more
Expired 4:00 a.m. EDT, August 22, 2026
NWS ClevelandWarningAugust 22, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Vermilion to Avon Point OH, Avon Point to Willowick OH, Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-Canadian border and 1 more
Expired 4:00 a.m. EDT, August 22, 2026
NWS Fort WorthWarningAugust 22, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Young, Jack, Wise and 14 more, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 22, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningAugust 22, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Holt and Rock, NE
Expired 2:45 a.m. CDT, August 22, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 22, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 2:30 a.m. EDT, August 22, 2026
NWS ClevelandWarningAugust 22, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Reno Beach to The Islands OH, The Islands to Vermilion OH, Vermilion to Avon Point OH and 3 more
Expired 3:00 a.m. EDT, August 22, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 12:15 a.m. EDT, August 22, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out 20 NM, Waters from Surf City NC to Little R
Expired 12:30 a.m. EDT, August 22, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM, Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Fernandina Beach to St
Expired 12:15 a.m. EDT, August 22, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 12:15 a.m. EDT, August 22, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Little River Inlet SC to South Santee River SC from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 11:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 11:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS DenverWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Logan, CO
Expired 10:45 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flood Warning: Fairfield and Licking, OH
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, August 22, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary and Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 2
Expired 11:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays, Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 2
Expired 10:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 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 10:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM and Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 10:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bent, Kiowa and Otero, CO
Expired 9:30 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne and Kimball, NE
Expired 9:45 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Breton Sound, Chandeleur Sound, Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm and 3 more
Expired 9:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS DenverWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Logan, CO
Expired 9:30 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS LincolnWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Marshall, IL
Expired 11:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne and Kimball, NE
Expired 9:30 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Terrebonne Bay, Barataria Bay, Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm and 3 more
Expired 10:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: La Salle, IL
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, August 22, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm
Expired 9:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Brevard and Volusia, FL
Expired 8:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Tornado Warning: Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball and 1 more, NE
Expired 8:30 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Acadia, Iberia and Vermilion, LA
Expired 8:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm and Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 8:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Scotts Bluff, Sioux and Goshen, NE and WY
Expired 8:30 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Clarke, Monroe and Wilcox, AL
Expired 8:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Breton Sound, Chandeleur Sound, Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm and 1 more
Expired 9:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne and Morrill, NE
Expired 8:15 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Mississippi Sound and Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM
Expired 8:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary, LA
Expired 8:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Pontchartrain
Expired 8:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ColumbiaWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Clarendon and Orangeburg, SC
Expired 10:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Sioux and Goshen, NE and WY
Expired 7:45 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Acadia, LA
Expired 7:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM and Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningAugust 21, 2026
Tornado Warning: Bureau and Putnam, IL
Expired 7:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Carroll, Whiteside, Clinton and 1 more, IL and IA
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound, Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Brevard, FL
Expired 7:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cedar, Clinton, Jones and 1 more, IA
Expired 7:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ShreveportWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Grant and Natchitoches, LA
Expired 7:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Meriwether, Talbot and Upson, GA
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Evangeline and St. Landry, LA
Expired 7:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm and Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 7:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Dale, Henry and Houston, AL
Expired 9:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Box Butte, Morrill and Scotts Bluff, NE
Expired 7:15 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Chatham, Harnett, Lee and 1 more, NC
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Florence and Williamsburg, SC
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM and Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Avoyelles and Rapides, LA
Expired 6:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Mobile and George, AL and MS
Expired 6:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Amite, MS
Expired 6:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Box Butte and Dawes, NE
Expired 7:00 p.m. MDT, August 21, 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.