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 Omaha/ValleyWarningAugust 19, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Boone, NE
Expired 3:00 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 19, 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 1:30 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS HastingsWarningAugust 19, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Merrick, Nance and Polk, NE
Expired 12:45 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 12:45 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS MiamiWarningAugust 19, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Inland Broward County, Metro Broward County, Inland Miami-Dade County and 4 more, FL
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, August 19, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 19, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Rankin and Copiah, MS
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS TulsaWarningAugust 19, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: North and Central Sebastian, Southern Crawford, Central and Southern Franklin and 26 more, AR and OK
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS HastingsWarningAugust 19, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Greeley, Howard, Merrick and 2 more, NE
Expired 11:45 a.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS HastingsWarningAugust 19, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Greeley and Valley, NE
Expired 11:00 a.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningAugust 19, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Garfield, Holt and Wheeler, NE
Expired 10:30 a.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS ClevelandWarningAugust 19, 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 10:15 a.m. EDT, August 19, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningAugust 19, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha and 1 more, NE
Expired 9:00 a.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS ClevelandWarningAugust 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH, Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH, Conneaut OH to Ripley NY and 3 more
Expired 9:15 a.m. EDT, August 19, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningAugust 19, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Clay and 2 more, KS and MO
Expired 9:15 a.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 19, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Chicot, West Carroll, East Carroll and 20 more, AR and LA
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM, Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC fr
Expired 4:45 a.m. EDT, August 19, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pamlico Sound
Expired 2:15 a.m. EDT, August 19, 2026
NWS St LouisWarningAugust 19, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cole and Moniteau, MO
Expired 2:30 a.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM, S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM, Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM an
Expired 3:15 a.m. EDT, August 19, 2026
NWS Fort WorthWarningAugust 19, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Montague, Cooke, Grayson and 25 more, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS San DiegoWarningAugust 19, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts and San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning, CA
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, August 21, 2026
NWS DenverWarningAugust 19, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Elbert and Lincoln, CO
Expired 1:30 a.m. MDT, August 19, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 19, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pamlico Sound, S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM and S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM
Expired 1:45 a.m. EDT, August 19, 2026
NWS Little RockWarningAugust 19, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Jackson, White, Woodruff and 6 more, AR
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 1:15 a.m. EDT, August 19, 2026
NWS MemphisWarningAugust 18, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Craighead, Poinsett, Mississippi and 8 more, AR and MS
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS DenverWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Washington County, CO
Expired 11:30 p.m. MDT, August 18, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 18, 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 4 more
Expired 11:00 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
NWS GaylordWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Kalkaska and Missaukee, MI
Expired 9:45 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Clay, Dickinson and Geary, KS
Expired 9:15 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM and Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River
Expired 9:30 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Rapid CityWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Meade and Perkins, SD
Expired 9:15 p.m. MDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Grand RapidsWarningAugust 18, 2026
Flood Warning: Muskegon, MI
Expired 2:15 a.m. EDT, August 19, 2026
NWS BirminghamWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Hale and Marengo, AL
Expired 8:30 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL and Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake
Expired 9:30 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM, Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Green BayWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Green Bay south of line from Oconto WI to Little Sturgeon Bay WI
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Calhoun, Jackson and Liberty, FL
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL, Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake and Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5
Expired 9:15 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: St. Andrews Bay Waterways, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM and Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWarningAugust 18, 2026
Tornado Warning: Waukesha, WI
Expired 7:15 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson and 1 more, FL
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Grand RapidsWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Whitehall to Pentwater MI, Pentwater to Manistee MI, Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake and 1 more
Expired 7:45 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
NWS GaylordWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay, Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI, Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: North Mobile Bay, South Mobile Bay, Mississippi Sound and 3 more
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sheboygan to Port Washington WI, Port Washington to North Point Light WI, North Point Light to Wind Point WI and 5 more
Expired 8:30 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Dane, Dodge, Jefferson and 4 more, WI
Expired 7:30 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS GaylordWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI, Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI, Manistee to Point Betsie MI and 2 more
Expired 8:15 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
NWS GlasgowWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Petroleum and Phillips, MT
Expired 7:15 p.m. MDT, August 18, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 18, 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 7:45 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Alachua, FL
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWarningAugust 18, 2026
Tornado Warning: Columbia, Dane and Dodge, WI
Expired 6:30 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Alachua, Bradford, Clay and 2 more, FL
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Columbia, Dane, Dodge and 1 more, WI
Expired 6:45 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Clarke and Jasper, MS
Expired 6:30 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Sioux FallsWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pipestone and Rock, MN
Expired 6:30 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Dodge, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan and 1 more, WI
Expired 6:30 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Holmes, Jackson and Washington County, FL
Expired 6:15 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 18, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Holmes, Walton and Washington County, FL
Expired 6:15 p.m. CDT, August 18, 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.