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 TallahasseeWarningAugust 1, 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 1:15 p.m. EDT, August 1, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm, Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Coastal Waters From Ochlocko
Expired 11:15 a.m. EDT, August 1, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningAugust 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Cook, DuPage, Kane and 2 more, IL
Expired 1:00 p.m. CDT, August 1, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm, Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM, Coastal Waters From Ochlocko
Expired 10:45 a.m. EDT, August 1, 2026
NWS NashvilleWarningAugust 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Smith, Sumner, Trousdale and 1 more, TN
Expired 11:45 a.m. CDT, August 1, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningAugust 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Will, IL
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, August 3, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningAugust 1, 2026
Flood Warning: DuPage and Will, IL
Expired 4:00 a.m. CDT, August 2, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningAugust 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Cook and DuPage, IL
Expired 11:45 a.m. CDT, August 1, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningAugust 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Kendall and Will, IL
Expired 9:30 a.m. CDT, August 1, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: St. Andrews Bay Waterways, 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 N
Expired 7:30 a.m. CDT, August 1, 2026
NWS NashvilleWarningAugust 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Davidson, Smith, Sumner and 2 more, TN
Expired 8:45 a.m. CDT, August 1, 2026
NWS Salt Lake CityWarningAugust 1, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Tooele and Rush Valleys, Northern Wasatch Front, Salt Lake Valley and 1 more, UT
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, August 2, 2026
NWS Salt Lake CityWarningAugust 1, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Lower Washington County, Zion National Park, South Central Utah and 3 more, UT
Expired 9:00 p.m. MDT, August 2, 2026
NWS PaducahWarningAugust 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Butler and Ripley, MO
Expired 1:15 a.m. CDT, August 1, 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.