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 Des MoinesWarningAugust 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Appanoose and Wayne, IA
Expired 7:00 a.m. CDT, August 5, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningAugust 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Harrison and Mercer, MO
Expired 6:45 a.m. CDT, August 5, 2026
NWS Dodge CityWarningAugust 5, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lane and Scott, KS
Expired 6:15 a.m. CDT, August 5, 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningAugust 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Montgomery and Page, IA
Expired 1:30 a.m. CDT, August 5, 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningAugust 5, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Mills, Pottawattamie and Sarpy, IA and NE
Expired 3:00 a.m. CDT, August 5, 2026
NWS BlacksburgWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bland and Wythe, VA
Expired 1:30 a.m. EDT, August 5, 2026
NWS RaleighWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Stanly, NC
Expired 12:30 a.m. EDT, August 5, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningAugust 4, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Western Antelope Valley Foothills, Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills and Antelope Valley, CA
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, August 8, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningAugust 4, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Northern Ventura County Mountains, CA
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, August 8, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningAugust 4, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Cuyama Valley, CA
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, August 8, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flood Warning: Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico and 4 more, VA
Expired 3:45 a.m. EDT, August 5, 2026
NWS FlagstaffWarningAugust 4, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Grand Canyon Country, AZ
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, August 7, 2026
NWS FlagstaffWarningAugust 4, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Marble and Glen Canyons, AZ
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, August 7, 2026
NWS BlacksburgWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Alleghany, NC
Expired 2:30 a.m. EDT, August 5, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Brunswick, Lunenburg and Mecklenburg, VA
Expired 9:00 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS TucsonWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Cochise, AZ
Expired 11:00 p.m. PDT, August 4, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Fannin and Gilmer, GA
Expired 11:45 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa TeresaWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Hidalgo, NM
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, August 4, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flood Warning: Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico and 3 more, VA
Expired 1:00 a.m. EDT, August 5, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa TeresaWarningAugust 4, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Hidalgo, NM
Expired 7:30 p.m. MDT, August 4, 2026
NWS BlacksburgWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Halifax, VA
Expired 12:30 a.m. EDT, August 5, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville and 1 more, VA
Expired 8:15 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS TucsonWarningAugust 4, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Cochise, AZ
Expired 7:30 p.m. PDT, August 4, 2026
NWS Las VegasWarningAugust 4, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Northwest Plateau, Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave, Lake Mead - AZ side and 19 more, AZ and CA
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, August 8, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 4, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Volusia, FL
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS TucsonWarningAugust 4, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cochise, AZ
Expired 6:30 p.m. PDT, August 4, 2026
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa TeresaWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Grant, NM
Expired 8:30 p.m. MDT, August 4, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm and Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 7:30 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Brunswick, Lunenburg and Mecklenburg, VA
Expired 8:00 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS MiamiWarningAugust 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Okeechobee
Expired 5:45 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS PhoenixWarningAugust 4, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Gila, AZ
Expired 5:30 p.m. PDT, August 4, 2026
NWS AlbuquerqueWarningAugust 4, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Colfax and Mora, NM
Expired 6:00 p.m. MDT, August 4, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico and 1 more, VA
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 5:45 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS AlbuquerqueWarningAugust 4, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Colfax and Mora, NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. MDT, August 4, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM and Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 4:45 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield and 3 more, VA
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 5:30 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 2 more, VA
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry and 1 more, VA
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS FlagstaffWarningAugust 4, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Apache, AZ
Expired 3:30 p.m. PDT, August 4, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Charles City, Prince George and Surry, VA
Expired 6:00 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Amelia, Chesterfield and Dinwiddie, VA
Expired 5:45 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 3:45 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 4, 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 3:45 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Isle of Wight and City of Suffolk, VA
Expired 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Chesterfield and City of Richmond, VA
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS MiamiWarningAugust 4, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Miami-Dade, FL
Expired 2:30 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 1 more, VA
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS WakefieldWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 1 more, VA
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS Peachtree CityWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Cobb and Fulton, GA
Expired 3:45 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 4, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County, CO
Expired 7:00 p.m. MDT, August 5, 2026
NWS DenverWarningAugust 4, 2026
Red Flag Warning: South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet, Central and Southeast Park County, West Jackson a
Expired 7:00 p.m. MDT, August 5, 2026
NWS DenverWarningAugust 4, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Jackson County Below 9000 Feet and Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet, CO and WY
Expired 7:00 p.m. MDT, August 5, 2026
NWS Grand JunctionWarningAugust 4, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Gunnison Basin, CO
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, August 5, 2026
NWS Grand JunctionWarningAugust 4, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Colorado River Headwaters, CO
Expired 8:00 p.m. MDT, August 5, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 11:15 a.m. CDT, August 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningAugust 4, 2026
Flood Warning: Central Susitna Valley, AK
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, August 5, 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.