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 New OrleansWarningAugust 17, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: St. James, St. John The Baptist, Upper St. Bernard and 23 more, LA and MS
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS IndianapolisWarningAugust 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Gibson and Knox, IN
Expired 2:00 a.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS NormanWarningAugust 17, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Grant, Kay, Garfield and 12 more, OK
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS NormanWarningAugust 17, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Hughes, Stephens, Garvin and 10 more, OK
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 17, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Mobile Central, Baldwin Central, Mobile Coastal and 4 more, AL and FL
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 18, 2026
NWS TulsaWarningAugust 17, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Washington, Nowata, Craig and 11 more, OK
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS TulsaWarningAugust 17, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: North and Central Sebastian, Southern Crawford, Central and Southern Franklin and 12 more, AR and OK
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, August 19, 2026
NWS Little RockWarningAugust 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Johnson, Logan and Yell, AR
Expired 12:00 p.m. CDT, August 17, 2026
NWS TulsaWarningAugust 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cherokee, Muskogee and Wagoner, OK
Expired 10:00 a.m. CDT, August 17, 2026
NWS PendletonWarningAugust 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Warm Springs Reservation, OR
Expired 10:00 p.m. PDT, August 18, 2026
NWS PendletonWarningAugust 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon, OR
Expired 10:00 p.m. PDT, August 18, 2026
NWS Northern IndianaWarningAugust 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Jay, IN
Expired 2:00 p.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Randolph, WV
Expired 9:00 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS PittsburghWarningAugust 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Monroe and Noble, OH
Expired 7:45 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 17, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: New Castle, Cumberland and Salem, DE and NJ
Expired 8:45 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS LouisvilleWarningAugust 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Crawford, Perry, Breckinridge and 2 more, IN and KY
Expired 4:15 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis and 1 more, WV
Expired 7:15 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS IndianapolisWarningAugust 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Lawrence, Wabash and Knox, IL and IN
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS LincolnWarningAugust 17, 2026
Flood Warning: McLean, Tazewell and Woodford, IL
Expired 7:57 p.m. CDT, August 17, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 17, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Fremont, CO
Expired 5:30 a.m. MDT, August 17, 2026
NWS IndianapolisWarningAugust 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Randolph, IN
Expired 8:15 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 17, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Bladen, Columbus, Inland Pender and 13 more, NC and SC
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS Las VegasWarningAugust 17, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave, Lake Mead - AZ side, Lake Mohave - AZ side and 13 more, AZ and CA
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, August 21, 2026
NWS Newport/Morehead CityWarningAugust 17, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Duplin, Jones, Pamlico and 6 more, NC
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 17, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia, PA
Expired 6:00 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 17, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana and 46 more, LA and MS
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 17, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 17, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: El Paso, Fremont and Pueblo, CO
Expired 3:45 a.m. MDT, August 17, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 17, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Davidson, Guilford and Randolph, NC
Expired 1:30 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Licking, OH
Expired 10:00 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS Little RockWarningAugust 16, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Saline, Grant, Jefferson and 1 more, AR
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 17, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Wolfe, KY
Expired 1:45 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and 4 more, NJ and PA
Expired 3:30 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 16, 2026
Special Marine Warning: James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge and James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River
Expired 1:00 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Chester, Delaware County, Montgomery and 1 more, PA
Expired 3:30 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS TiyanWarningAugust 16, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Rota Coastal Waters and Tinian Coastal Waters
Expired 11:45 p.m. UTC+10, August 16, 2026
NWS FairbanksWarningAugust 16, 2026
High Wind Warning: Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp, AK
Expired 12:00 a.m. AKDT, August 18, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Clay, Fayette, Kanawha and 1 more, WV
Expired 5:00 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Floyd and Knott, KY
Expired 2:00 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS PittsburghWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum and 1 more, OH
Expired 4:45 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS PittsburghWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Muskingum, OH
Expired 3:15 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cherry, NE
Expired 11:30 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Kanawha and Putnam, WV
Expired 5:15 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS MorristownWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Lee, Scott, Wise and 1 more, VA
Expired 11:15 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Breathitt, Knott and Perry, KY
Expired 1:30 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Gallia, Cabell, Mason and 1 more, OH and WV
Expired 1:15 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Floyd, Harlan, Knott and 4 more, KY
Expired 11:15 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PittsburghWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Guernsey, Monroe, Muskingum and 1 more, OH
Expired 4:15 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS WilmingtonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Licking, OH
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George and 3 more, VA
Expired 1:00 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Athens, Meigs and Vinton, OH
Expired 1:00 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS Baltimore MD/WashingtonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River and 2 more
Expired 11:30 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cherry, NE
Expired 10:45 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis and 1 more, WV
Expired 12:45 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson and 4 more, KY
Expired 12:30 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Braxton, Calhoun, Clay and 4 more, WV
Expired 12:30 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Breathitt, Lee, Magoffin and 2 more, KY
Expired 10:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS Baltimore MD/WashingtonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD and Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA
Expired 11:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pocahontas and Randolph, WV
Expired 10:15 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS Baltimore MD/WashingtonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Calvert, Charles and St. Marys, MD
Expired 10:15 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Powell and Wolfe, KY
Expired 12:30 a.m. EDT, August 17, 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.