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 CharlestonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Jenkins, Screven, Allendale and 1 more, GA and SC
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MiamiWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Palm Beach, FL
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Osceola, FL
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Alamance, Chatham, Orange and 1 more, NC
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Iberville, Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge, LA
Expired 6:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bulloch, Candler, Evans and 2 more, GA
Expired 6:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ShreveportWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Angelina, Nacogdoches and San Augustine, TX
Expired 6:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS GoodlandWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cheyenne, CO
Expired 6:15 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ColumbiaWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Burke and Barnwell, GA and SC
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Geneva and Houston, AL
Expired 6:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Emanuel, GA
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Atkinson and Coffee, GA
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Toombs, GA
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Osceola, FL
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Montgomery, Moore, Richmond and 1 more, NC
Expired 8:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Houston, AL
Expired 6:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs and 1 more, GA
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Georgetown and Williamsburg, SC
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Anson, Richmond and Stanly, NC
Expired 8:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Amite, Pike and Wilkinson, MS
Expired 6:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS BoiseWarningAugust 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Burns BLM, Steens Mountain and Southern Grasslands, OR
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, August 22, 2026
NWS BoiseWarningAugust 21, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Western Payette National Forest, Eastern Payette National Forest, Northern Boise National Forest and 3 more, ID
Expired 12:00 a.m. MDT, August 23, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Simpson, MS
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Grand JunctionWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Montrose and San Juan, CO and UT
Expired 7:00 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Forrest, MS
Expired 5:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: De Kalb, Lee and Ogle, IL
Expired 6:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm
Expired 6:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Jefferson, KS
Expired 5:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Greene and Perry, MS
Expired 5:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Atchison, Leavenworth, Wyandotte and 1 more, KS and MO
Expired 5:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MiamiWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Okeechobee
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 21, 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 5:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Smith, MS
Expired 5:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Marlboro, SC
Expired 6:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Union, NC
Expired 5:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Anson, Davidson, Montgomery and 3 more, NC
Expired 5:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Baker, Colquitt, Mitchell and 1 more, GA
Expired 5:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Dawes, NE
Expired 5:30 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Dodge, Pulaski and Wilcox, GA
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence and 2 more, MS
Expired 5:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Livingston, LA
Expired 5:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Rankin, Scott and Smith, MS
Expired 5:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: New Hanover, NC
Expired 8:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Anson, Richmond and Scotland, NC
Expired 5:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Brunswick and Columbus, NC
Expired 5:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ColumbiaWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fairfield, Kershaw and Lancaster, SC
Expired 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Calhoun, Dougherty and Terrell, GA
Expired 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Adams, Copiah, Franklin and 2 more, MS
Expired 5:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson and 1 more, MS
Expired 5:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Columbus, NC
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Grand ForksWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Marshall and Roseau, MN
Expired 5:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena and 1 more, LA
Expired 4:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 21, 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 4:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Dane and Iowa County, WI
Expired 5:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ColumbiaWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fairfield, Newberry and Richland, SC
Expired 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Lee and Worth, GA
Expired 4:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Carroll and Whiteside, IL
Expired 4:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Chester, SC
Expired 4:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln and 1 more, MS
Expired 4:45 p.m. CDT, 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.