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 Baltimore MD/WashingtonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Washington County, Berkeley and Jefferson, MD and WV
Expired 5:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS BinghamtonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Otsego, NY
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: New York Harbor
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bronx, Kings, New York County and 2 more, NY
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Rapid CityWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Todd, SD
Expired 5:00 p.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Chester, PA
Expired 4:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS BinghamtonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Madison and Otsego, NY
Expired 4:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS ColumbiaWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Clarendon and Orangeburg, SC
Expired 4:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Rapid CityWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Todd, SD
Expired 5:00 p.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Dawes, NE
Expired 4:45 p.m. MDT, August 27, 2026
NWS BinghamtonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Chenango and Cortland, NY
Expired 4:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Camden, NJ
Expired 7:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Essex, Hudson, Union and 1 more, NJ and NY
Expired 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flood Warning: New Castle, Gloucester, Salem and 1 more, DE and NJ
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Custer and Pueblo, CO
Expired 6:30 p.m. MDT, August 27, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm and Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm
Expired 4:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS San AngeloWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Kimble, TX
Expired 3:30 p.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Atlantic, Burlington and Camden, NJ
Expired 3:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 NM
Expired 4:00 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Monmouth, NJ
Expired 3:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS North PlatteWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cherry, NE
Expired 3:45 p.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS BinghamtonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cayuga, Cortland and Tompkins, NY
Expired 3:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: New York Harbor, South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay and Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM
Expired 4:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Rapid CityWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fall River, SD
Expired 3:30 p.m. MDT, August 27, 2026
NWS TucsonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Santa Cruz, AZ
Expired 5:45 p.m. PDT, August 27, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 3:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Camden, Delaware County and Philadelphia, NJ and PA
Expired 6:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Burlington and Ocean, NJ
Expired 3:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Middlesex and Monmouth, NJ
Expired 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa TeresaWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Otero, NM
Expired 4:15 p.m. MDT, August 27, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 3:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: New York Harbor and Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM
Expired 3:00 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Monmouth, NJ
Expired 2:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Hillsborough and Manatee, FL
Expired 2:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Tornado Warning: Salem, NJ
Expired 2:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS TucsonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Santa Cruz, AZ
Expired 4:45 p.m. PDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: New Castle and Salem, DE and NJ
Expired 5:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Tampa Bay waters and Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM
Expired 2:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Expired 2:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningAugust 27, 2026
Red Flag Warning: San Luis Obispo County Beaches, San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast, Santa Lucia Mountains and 2 more, CA
Expired 3:00 p.m. PDT, August 28, 2026
NWS Los Angeles/OxnardWarningAugust 27, 2026
Red Flag Warning: San Luis Obispo County Mountains, CA
Expired 3:00 p.m. PDT, August 28, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Bergen, Essex and Hudson, NJ
Expired 4:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Mercer, Somerset and Bucks, NJ and PA
Expired 5:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Richmond, NY
Expired 4:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Richmond, NY
Expired 1:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Camden, Gloucester and Salem, NJ
Expired 3:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: New York Harbor and Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM
Expired 1:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS UptonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Essex, Hudson, Union and 1 more, NJ and NY
Expired 3:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa TeresaWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Otero, NM
Expired 3:30 p.m. MDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Mount HollyWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: New Castle, Gloucester and Delaware County, DE and NJ
Expired 2:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM
Expired 12:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS San FranciscoWarningAugust 27, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Santa Cruz Mountains, Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio, Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest and 3 more, CA
Expired 3:00 p.m. PDT, August 28, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM, Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula M
Expired 12:30 p.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS LincolnWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flood Warning: Cass, Fulton and Mason, IL
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, August 29, 2026
NWS LincolnWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flood Warning: Brown, Cass, Morgan and 1 more, IL
Expired 1:00 a.m. CDT, August 31, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 10:45 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS MobileWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound, Western Choctawhatchee Bay, Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay and 2 more
Expired 10:45 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS TallahasseeWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm, Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM, Coastal Water
Expired 11:00 a.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Lake CharlesWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM, Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 6
Expired 9:30 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
Source: National Weather Service alerts (api.weather.gov).