United StatesOctober 2026
National Weather Service warnings and watches: October 2026
AreaZine recorded 2,045 warnings and watches from NWS in October 2026. Nationally the NWS has issued 355 warnings in October 2026 so far (the month is not over; 1,318 in an average October of 2008-2025).
Which warnings did the NWS issue most in October 2026?
| Product | October 2026 | An average October, 2008-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Flood Advisory | 304 | 403 |
| Flood Warning | 182 | 252 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 126 | 141 |
| Frost Advisory | 30 | 156 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 28 | 471 |
| Flood Watch | 23 | 26 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 22 | 110 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 17 | 79 |
| Wind Advisory | 14 | 156 |
| Heat Advisory | 8 | 6 |
October 2026 is not over: the archive counts to October 6, 2026.
Source: Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC). A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
Every notice, October 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Unalga Pass to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Adak to Kiska Pacific Side
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Date Line
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Kiska to Attu Bering Side
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Adak to Kiska Bering Side
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Gulf of Alaska North of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Gulf of Alaska South of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Gulf of Alaska North of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Shelikof Strait
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Central and Eastern Prince William Sound
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Barren Islands East
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Marmot Bay
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Chiniak Bay
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningOctober 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Dallas, IA
Expired 4:00 p.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningOctober 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Polk and Story, IA
Expired 2:00 p.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningOctober 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Marion, Polk and Warren, IA
Expired 8:30 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningOctober 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Jasper, Marion and Polk, IA
Expired 5:00 a.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningOctober 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Polk, IA
Expired 8:12 a.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningOctober 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Black Hawk, IA
Expired 6:08 a.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningOctober 3, 2026
Flood Warning: Marshall, IA
Expired 2:12 p.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS San DiegoWarningOctober 3, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills, CA
In force until 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
NWS San DiegoWarningOctober 3, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, CA
In force until 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
NWS San DiegoWarningOctober 3, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: San Diego County Inland Valleys, CA
In force until 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
NWS San DiegoWarningOctober 3, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: San Diego County Coastal Areas, CA
In force until 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
NWS San DiegoWarningOctober 3, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Orange County Coastal, CA
In force until 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
NWS San DiegoWarningOctober 3, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Orange County Inland, CA
In force until 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
NWS TiyanWarningOctober 3, 2026
Tropical Storm Warning: Tinian Coastal Waters and Saipan Coastal Waters
Expired 6:15 p.m. UTC+10, October 3, 2026
NWS TiyanWatchOctober 3, 2026
Hazardous Seas Watch: Guam Coastal Waters and Rota Coastal Waters
Expired 5:00 p.m. UTC+10, October 4, 2026
NWS TiyanWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Guam Coastal Waters and Rota Coastal Waters
Expired 5:00 p.m. UTC+10, October 3, 2026
NWS TiyanWatchOctober 3, 2026
Coastal Flood Watch: Tinian and Saipan, MP
Expired 10:00 p.m. UTC+10, October 5, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM
Expired 4:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 3, 2026
Gale Warning: Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM
Expired 4:00 a.m. AKDT, October 4, 2026
Source: National Weather Service alerts (api.weather.gov).