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 Tampa Bay RuskinWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound and Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM
Expired 8:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Gloucester, King and Queen and Middlesex, VA
Expired 9:30 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Colquitt and Mitchell, GA
Expired 8:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 7:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA and Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS CaribouWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Penobscot and Piscataquis, ME
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Chester and York, SC
Expired 6:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Anson, Davidson, Montgomery and 4 more, NC
Expired 6:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Union, NC
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Montgomery, Moore and Randolph, NC
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Surry and Sussex, VA
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph and 1 more, NC
Expired 6:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS CaribouWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Piscataquis, ME
Expired 6:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Calcasieu Lake
Expired 5:45 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA, Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA and York River
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Salt Lake CityWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Duchesne, Summit, Utah County and 1 more, UT
Expired 6:00 p.m. MDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Mecklenburg and York, NC and SC
Expired 6:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Harris and Montgomery, TX
Expired 5:30 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cabarrus and Rowan, NC
Expired 5:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bulloch, GA
Expired 7:30 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Harris, TX
Expired 5:00 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Henderson, NC
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg and 1 more, NC
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Anderson, Greenville and Laurens, SC
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Boston/NortonWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS San AngeloWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Brown, McCulloch and San Saba, TX
Expired 5:00 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
NWS FlagstaffWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Coconino, AZ
Expired 7:00 p.m. PDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Harris and Waller, TX
Expired 4:30 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM
Expired 4:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Davie, Iredell and Rowan, NC
Expired 4:30 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS GrayWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Androscoggin and Oxford, ME
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Parramore Island to Cape Charles Light VA out 20 NM
Expired 4:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM, Waters from Sandy Hook NJ to Manasquan Inl
Expired 4:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Salt Lake CityWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Iron, Kane and Washington County, UT
Expired 6:00 p.m. MDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Tampa Bay waters, Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM and Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Ocean, NJ
Expired 7:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Galveston Bay
Expired 3:45 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 28, 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 5:00 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa TeresaWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Grant, NM
Expired 4:45 p.m. MDT, August 28, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM and Waters from Chincoteague VA to Parramore Island VA from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 3:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM and Waters from Manasquan Inlet NJ to Little Egg Inlet NJ from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 3:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa TeresaWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Otero, NM
Expired 4:15 p.m. MDT, August 28, 2026
NWS AlbuquerqueWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lincoln, NM
Expired 4:15 p.m. MDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningAugust 28, 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, Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL
Expired 3:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean, NJ
Expired 3:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Greenville-SpartanburgWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Alexander, Burke and Caldwell, NC
Expired 2:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE, Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick
Expired 3:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS AlbuquerqueWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: San Miguel, NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. MDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean, NJ
Expired 5:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM
Expired 2:30 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Sussex, DE
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS CaribouWarningAugust 28, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Piscataquis, ME
Expired 1:45 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Atlantic, NJ
Expired 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 28, 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 2 more
Expired 3:00 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM
Expired 1:30 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Somerset and Wicomico, MD
Expired 3:30 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 NM
Expired 1:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE and Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE
Expired 12:15 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM and Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 1:00 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM and Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 12:30 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2026
Source: National Weather Service alerts (api.weather.gov).