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 New OrleansWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Terrebonne Bay, Barataria Bay, Coastal Waters from Port Fourchon LA to Lower Atchafalaya River LA out 20 nm and 2 more
Expired 10:00 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Salvador and Lake Cataouatche, Breton Sound, Terrebonne Bay and 6 more
Expired 8:30 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM and Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM
Expired 7:15 a.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM
Expired 8:00 a.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain
Expired 7:15 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Tampa Bay RuskinWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM and Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM
Expired 6:30 a.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Pontchartrain
Expired 5:30 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Hancock, MS
Expired 3:30 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Mississippi Sound and Chandeleur Sound
Expired 3:30 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Harrison, MS
Expired 5:30 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson and 1 more, MS
Expired 2:45 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Mississippi Sound, Chandeleur Sound and Coastal waters from Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island out 20 NM
Expired 2:45 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS New OrleansWarningAugust 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Harrison, MS
Expired 2:15 a.m. CDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Key WestWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms
Expired 2:15 a.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Key WestWarningAugust 27, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel
Expired 2:00 a.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS MedfordWarningAugust 27, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Modoc County Except for the Surprise Valley, Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest and South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western H
Expired 8:00 p.m. PDT, August 27, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningAugust 26, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm and 1 more
Expired 12:15 a.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS Midland/OdessaWarningAugust 26, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lea, NM
Expired 1:30 a.m. MDT, August 27, 2026
NWS IndianapolisWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Daviess, Lawrence and Martin, IN
Expired 11:45 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS IndianapolisWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Daviess and Knox, IN
Expired 10:30 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS IndianapolisWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Daviess, Greene, Lawrence and 1 more, IN
Expired 10:30 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bolivar and Sunflower, MS
Expired 10:30 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
NWS LouisvilleWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Orange, Scott and Washington County, IN
Expired 10:15 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Chicot, Bolivar and Washington County, AR and MS
Expired 10:30 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
NWS IndianapolisWarningAugust 26, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Monroe, IN
Expired 1:00 a.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
NWS IndianapolisWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Brown, Greene, Monroe and 1 more, IN
Expired 9:30 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS Detroit/PontiacWarningAugust 26, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Detroit River and Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI
Expired 9:15 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS Detroit/PontiacWarningAugust 26, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay
Expired 9:30 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS GaylordWarningAugust 26, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI and Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI 5NM off shore to US/Canadian border
Expired 9:15 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS JacksonWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Newton and Scott, MS
Expired 8:15 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
NWS DenverWarningAugust 26, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Adams, Central Arapahoe, Eastern Arapahoe and 1 more, CO
Expired 10:15 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS BirminghamWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Sumter, AL
Expired 7:30 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
NWS Little RockWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Grant, Pulaski and Saline, AR
Expired 7:15 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
NWS Northern IndianaWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Huntington, IN
Expired 7:15 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS DenverWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Adams, Western Arapahoe, Denver and 2 more, CO
Expired 7:15 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 26, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Huerfano, CO
Expired 9:30 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS DenverWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Central Arapahoe, Eastern Arapahoe, Elbert and 2 more, CO
Expired 7:15 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Costilla and Huerfano, CO
Expired 6:15 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS DenverWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Eastern Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln and 1 more, CO
Expired 6:30 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS Little RockWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Faulkner, Lonoke and Pulaski, AR
Expired 6:15 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Huerfano, CO
Expired 6:15 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS TulsaWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Le Flore, OK
Expired 6:15 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
NWS Fort WorthWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Denton, Tarrant and Wise, TX
Expired 6:30 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
NWS PhoenixWarningAugust 26, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Gila, AZ
Expired 8:45 p.m. PDT, August 26, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Sioux, Goshen and Niobrara, NE and WY
Expired 5:30 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS JacksonvilleWarningAugust 26, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM and Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM
Expired 5:45 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS MiamiWarningAugust 26, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lake Okeechobee
Expired 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 26, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: El Paso, Fremont and Pueblo, CO
Expired 7:15 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS CheyenneWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Laramie, WY
Expired 4:30 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS Northern IndianaWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fulton and Pulaski, IN
Expired 4:30 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS DenverWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Larimer, CO
Expired 4:30 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS AlbuquerqueWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Guadalupe and San Miguel, NM
Expired 4:30 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS Little RockWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cleburne, Independence, Izard and 1 more, AR
Expired 4:30 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
NWS CharlestonWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Effingham, Beaufort and Jasper, GA and SC
Expired 4:30 p.m. EDT, August 26, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Custer and Fremont, CO
Expired 4:30 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS TulsaWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Franklin, AR
Expired 4:30 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: El Paso, Fremont and Pueblo, CO
Expired 4:15 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: El Paso and Teller, CO
Expired 4:15 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS DenverWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Douglas, CO
Expired 4:15 p.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
NWS SpringfieldWarningAugust 26, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Howell, Oregon County and Ozark, MO
Expired 4:15 p.m. CDT, August 26, 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.