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 ColumbiaWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Lancaster, SC
Expired 4:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Mobile and George, AL and MS
Expired 4:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Wilkinson, MS
Expired 4:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Mecklenburg, Union and York, NC and SC
Expired 4:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Boone and Winnebago, IL
Expired 4:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Crisp, GA
Expired 4:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ColumbiaWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry and 2 more, SC
Expired 4:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Copiah, Hinds, Rankin and 1 more, MS
Expired 4:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Walthall, MS
Expired 4:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Jasper and Smith, MS
Expired 4:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Walton, FL
Expired 4:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Sampson, NC
Expired 4:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Jefferson and Orleans, LA
Expired 4:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Tift and Worth, GA
Expired 4:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Covington and Jones, MS
Expired 4:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Calhoun, Clay, Randolph and 1 more, GA
Expired 4:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Cumberland and Sampson, NC
Expired 7:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Catahoula, Concordia and Adams, LA and MS
Expired 4:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Chester, SC
Expired 4:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TucsonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Pima, AZ
Expired 6:15 p.m. PDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Jefferson, Orleans and Plaquemines, LA
Expired 6:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Madison, Tensas, Claiborne and 3 more, LA and MS
Expired 4:15 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and 2 more, NC and SC
Expired 4:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Dougherty, Lee and Worth, GA
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Covington, Forrest and Jones, MS
Expired 4:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: De Kalb and Kane, IL
Expired 4:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cumberland and Sampson, NC
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 3:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bladen, NC
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Amite, MS
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson and 1 more, MS
Expired 3:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Baldwin and Wilkinson, GA
Expired 3:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar and 1 more, MS
Expired 3:45 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and 1 more, LA
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Franklin, Madison, Morehouse and 1 more, LA
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: York, SC
Expired 3:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Schley, Sumter and Webster, GA
Expired 3:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pamlico Sound, Pamlico and Pungo Rivers and Neuse and Bay Rivers
Expired 3:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM
Expired 3:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ColumbiaWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie and 2 more, GA and SC
Expired 3:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Henry, Clay, Early and 2 more, AL and GA
Expired 3:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Covington, AL
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Harrison, MS
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Claiborne and Jefferson, MS
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Florence, SC
Expired 3:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Lee and Worth, GA
Expired 3:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Concordia and Adams, LA and MS
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bladen and Robeson, NC
Expired 3:30 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Stewart, GA
Expired 3:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Marion and Webster, GA
Expired 3:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Hancock, MS
Expired 3:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pamlico Sound, Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, Neuse and Bay Rivers and 1 more
Expired 3:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm
Expired 3:00 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Duplin, Jones, Lenoir and 1 more, NC
Expired 2:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS BirminghamWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Barbour, AL
Expired 2:30 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
NWS IndianapolisWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flood Warning: Edwards, Gallatin, Wabash and 4 more, IL and IN
Expired 10:24 p.m. EDT, August 29, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: New Hanover and Pender, NC
Expired 2:45 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Craven and Jones, NC
Expired 2:15 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2026
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa TeresaWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Otero, NM
Expired 4:15 p.m. MDT, August 21, 2026
NWS ElkoWarningAugust 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: White Pine, NV
Expired 5:00 p.m. PDT, 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.