United StatesOctober 2026
National Weather Service warnings and watches: October 2026
AreaZine recorded 2,096 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 HonoluluWarningOctober 2, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Kauai, HI
Expired 1:45 a.m. HST, October 2, 2026
NWS BrownsvilleWarningOctober 2, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Starr, TX
Expired 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS ShreveportWatchOctober 2, 2026
Flood Watch: McCurtain, Red River, Franklin and 6 more, OK and TX
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Lyon and Osage, KS
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Pottawatomie, KS
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Pottawatomie, Shawnee and Wabaunsee, KS
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Geary and Morris, KS
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS AmarilloWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Potter, TX
Expired 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS HastingsWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Fillmore and York, NE
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Fort WorthWatchOctober 1, 2026
Flood Watch: Denton, Collin, Hunt and 21 more, TX
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Fort WorthWatchOctober 1, 2026
Flood Watch: Parker, Erath, Hood and 4 more, TX
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS HastingsWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Nuckolls and Thayer, NE
Expired 7:30 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TiyanWatchOctober 1, 2026
Flood Watch: Tinian and Saipan, MP
Expired 4:00 a.m. UTC+10, October 5, 2026
NWS HastingsWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Jewell and Mitchell, KS
Expired 12:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS HonoluluWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Kauai, HI
Expired 1:45 a.m. HST, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Lyon and Osage, KS
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Lyon and Osage, KS
Expired 11:00 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Osage, KS
Expired 3:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Story, IA
Expired 7:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Austin/San AntonioWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Val Verde, TX
Expired 8:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Austin/San AntonioWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Val Verde, TX
Expired 3:20 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS Austin/San AntonioWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Val Verde, TX
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS HastingsWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Clay and Nuckolls, NE
Expired 4:25 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS Dodge CityWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Ford, Gray, Haskell and 2 more, KS
Expired 10:15 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Pottawatomie, Shawnee and Wabaunsee, KS
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Jackson, Pottawatomie, Riley and 2 more, KS
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Pottawatomie, KS
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Geary and Morris, KS
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Dickinson, Geary, Morris and 1 more, KS
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Geary, Jackson, Nemaha and 3 more, KS
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS DuluthWarningOctober 1, 2026
Freeze Warning: Koochiching, North St. Louis and Central St. Louis, MN
Expired 9:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWatchOctober 1, 2026
Flood Watch: Doniphan, Holt and Andrew, KS and MO
Expired 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWatchOctober 1, 2026
Flood Watch: Atchison, Miami, Linn and 27 more, KS and MO
Expired 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS JuneauWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: City and Borough of Juneau, AK
Expired 7:45 a.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS MelbourneWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Lake and Volusia, FL
Expired 11:00 a.m. EDT, October 2, 2026
NWS BrownsvilleWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Starr, TX
Expired 12:30 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TiyanWarningOctober 1, 2026
Tropical Storm Warning: Tinian and Saipan, MP
Expired 5:30 a.m. UTC+10, October 2, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Carroll, Chariton and Saline, MO
Expired 9:30 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Boone, Cooper, Howard and 1 more, MO
Expired 9:30 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Carroll, Lafayette and Saline, MO
In force until 11:30 a.m. CDT, October 7, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Jackson, Lafayette and Ray, MO
In force until 1:51 a.m. CDT, October 7, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Chariton, Howard and Saline, MO
In force until 6:38 p.m. CDT, October 7, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Leavenworth and Platte, KS and MO
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Doniphan, Andrew and Buchanan, KS and MO
Expired 2:38 p.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Louisa, Muscatine and Washington County, IA
Expired 11:30 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Atchison and Nemaha, MO and NE
Expired 11:30 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Holt and Richardson, MO and NE
Expired 5:30 a.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Leavenworth, KS
Expired 10:45 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Atchison and Leavenworth, KS
Expired 3:48 p.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS HastingsWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Nuckolls and Webster, NE
Expired 1:22 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Buchanan, MO
Expired 11:06 a.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Andrew and Buchanan, MO
Expired 7:30 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Platte, MO
Expired 9:50 p.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant HillWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Platte, MO
Expired 6:46 a.m. CDT, October 6, 2026
NWS Milwaukee/SullivanWatchOctober 1, 2026
Flood Watch: Lake and Kenosha, IL and WI
Expired 4:00 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
NWS San DiegoWarningOctober 1, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: San Diego County Coastal Areas, CA
In force until 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
NWS San DiegoWarningOctober 1, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: San Diego County Inland Valleys, CA
In force until 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
NWS San DiegoWarningOctober 1, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Orange County Coastal, CA
In force until 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
NWS San DiegoWarningOctober 1, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills, CA
In force until 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
NWS San DiegoWarningOctober 1, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Orange County Inland, CA
In force until 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2026
Source: National Weather Service alerts (api.weather.gov).