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 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph and 1 more, WV
Expired 12:30 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pocahontas and Randolph, WV
Expired 10:15 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS BlacksburgWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Alleghany, Bath and Greenbrier, VA and WV
Expired 10:30 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Marshall, KS
Expired 1:00 p.m. CDT, August 17, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Breathitt, Lee and Wolfe, KY
Expired 9:45 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Chesterfield, Henrico, Powhatan and 1 more, VA
Expired 12:00 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan and 2 more, KY
Expired 12:00 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS LouisvilleWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Fayette, Jessamine and Woodford, KY
Expired 11:45 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cherry and Thomas, NE
Expired 9:30 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
NWS MemphisWarningAugust 16, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Tippah, Alcorn, Tishomingo and 2 more, MS
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 17, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Breathitt, Lee, Magoffin and 2 more, KY
Expired 9:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS St LouisWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Franklin, Gasconade and Warren, MO
Expired 9:15 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
NWS Baltimore MD/WashingtonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD
Expired 10:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Braxton, Clay, Fayette and 2 more, WV
Expired 9:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Kiowa and Prowers, CO
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS LouisvilleWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bourbon, Harrison and Scott, KY
Expired 11:30 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin and 2 more, KY
Expired 9:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo and 1 more, CO
Expired 9:15 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Goshen, Laramie and Platte, WY
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lawrence and Wayne, KY and WV
Expired 11:15 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Braxton, Calhoun, Clay and 4 more, WV
Expired 9:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Floyd, Johnson, Martin and 1 more, KY
Expired 9:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Pueblo, CO
Expired 11:15 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS MemphisWarningAugust 16, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Craighead, Poinsett, Mississippi and 26 more, AR and MS
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 17, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie and 1 more, WV
Expired 1:00 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Doddridge, Harrison and Taylor, WV
Expired 1:45 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Huerfano and Pueblo, CO
Expired 8:30 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Cabell, Mason and Putnam, WV
Expired 10:30 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Estill, Menifee, Montgomery and 1 more, KY
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cherry, NE
Expired 8:15 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Breathitt, Magoffin, Menifee and 2 more, KY
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS Baltimore MD/WashingtonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD and Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD
Expired 9:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PittsburghWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Noble, OH
Expired 10:30 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS LouisvilleWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bullitt and Nelson, KY
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha and 3 more, WV
Expired 8:15 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna and 5 more, VA
Expired 8:15 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Johnson, Magoffin, Menifee and 1 more, KY
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS AmarilloWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Carson, Hutchinson, Moore and 1 more, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Banner, Cheyenne and Kimball, NE
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Athens, Meigs and Vinton, OH
Expired 10:15 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PittsburghWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Clarion and Jefferson, PA
Expired 10:15 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pueblo, CO
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pueblo, CO
Expired 7:45 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Elliott, KY
Expired 7:45 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Boyd, Carter, Greenup and 3 more, KY and OH
Expired 10:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS IndianapolisWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Rush and Shelby, IN
Expired 11:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PittsburghWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Muskingum, OH
Expired 10:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball and 2 more, NE
Expired 7:45 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PittsburghWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Clarion and Venango, PA
Expired 9:45 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Banner, Morrill and Scotts Bluff, NE
Expired 7:15 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS AmarilloWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Carson and Gray, TX
Expired 7:30 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
NWS Baltimore MD/WashingtonWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Albemarle and City of Charlottesville, VA
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS LouisvilleWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Floyd, Harrison and Jefferson, IN and KY
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS NormanWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cleveland, OK
Expired 7:15 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bent, Crowley, Kiowa and 1 more, CO
Expired 7:00 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS GlasgowWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Phillips, MT
Expired 7:30 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PittsburghWarningAugust 16, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Coshocton, Guernsey and Muskingum, OH
Expired 9:15 p.m. EDT, August 16, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball and 1 more, NE
Expired 7:00 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bent, Kiowa, Otero and 1 more, CO
Expired 7:00 p.m. MDT, August 16, 2026
NWS State CollegeWarningAugust 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Franklin, Fulton and Huntingdon, PA
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, August 16, 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.