United StatesOctober 2026
National Weather Service warnings and watches: October 2026
AreaZine recorded 2,107 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 Kansas City/Pleasant HillWatchOctober 1, 2026
Flood Watch: Atchison, Miami, Linn and 33 more, KS and MO
Expired 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Fort WorthWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Dallas, TX
Expired 4:30 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Kiska to Attu Bering Side
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Tolstoi to Unalga Pass from 15 to 100 NM
Expired 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 2, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Unalga Pass to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 2, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 2, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Unimak Pass
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 2, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Nelson Lagoon to Unalga Pass from 15 to 70 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 2, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 2, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Unalga Pass to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 2, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Unalga Pass to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 2, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 2, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Unalga Pass to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 2, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Kiska to Attu Pacific Side
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Adak to Kiska Bering Side
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS AnchorageWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Date Line
Expired 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
NWS Austin/San AntonioWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Val Verde, TX
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Wabaunsee, KS
Expired 2:45 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Pottawatomie, KS
Expired 3:31 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 8:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS San AngeloWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Mason, TX
Expired 10:40 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningOctober 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bee, Nueces, Refugio and 1 more, TX
Expired 8:15 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Jasper, Marion and Polk, IA
Expired 3:00 a.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Polk and Story, IA
Expired 6:15 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Johnson, Louisa and Washington County, IA
Expired 5:34 a.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Benton and Iowa County, IA
In force until 11:40 p.m. CDT, October 8, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Louisa, IA
In force until 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 9, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Louisa, IA
In force until 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 9, 2026
NWS Des MoinesWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Black Hawk, IA
Expired 4:00 p.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Johnson and Washington County, IA
Expired 3:24 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Louisa and Muscatine, IA
In force until 7:30 a.m. CDT, October 8, 2026
NWS Omaha/ValleyWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Mills and Pottawattamie, IA
Expired 8:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TiyanWarningOctober 1, 2026
Tropical Storm Warning: Tinian Coastal Waters and Saipan Coastal Waters
Expired 10:00 a.m. UTC+10, October 2, 2026
NWS TiyanWatchOctober 1, 2026
Hazardous Seas Watch: Guam Coastal Waters and Rota Coastal Waters
Expired 5:00 p.m. UTC+10, October 4, 2026
NWS TiyanWarningOctober 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Guam Coastal Waters and Rota Coastal Waters
Expired 5:00 p.m. UTC+10, October 3, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningOctober 1, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays and Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays
Expired 9:00 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
NWS ChicagoWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Lake, IL
In force until 7:00 p.m. CDT, October 6, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningOctober 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bee, Nueces, Refugio and 1 more, TX
Expired 8:15 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Lyon and Osage, KS
Expired 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
NWS GoodlandWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Greeley and Wichita, KS
Expired 9:00 a.m. MDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Keokuk, IA
Expired 7:17 p.m. CDT, October 4, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Des Moines, Henry and Lee, IA
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Clinton and Scott, IA
Expired 7:45 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Grimes, Montgomery and Waller, TX
Expired 10:30 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
NWS WichitaWatchOctober 1, 2026
Flood Watch: Russell, Lincoln, Barton and 14 more, KS
Expired 12:00 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS WichitaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Harper and Sumner, KS
Expired 9:30 a.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS PuebloWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Prowers, CO
Expired 9:00 a.m. MDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Corpus ChristiWarningOctober 1, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bee, Jim Wells, Live Oak and 3 more, TX
Expired 8:15 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
NWS Quad Cities IAWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Scott, Henry, Mercer and 1 more, IA and IL
Expired 1:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWatchOctober 1, 2026
Flood Watch: Burleson, Brazos, Washington and 2 more, TX
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS Houston/GalvestonWatchOctober 1, 2026
Flood Watch: Walker, Grimes, Montgomery and 7 more, TX
Expired 7:00 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
NWS TopekaWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Dickinson, Geary, Morris and 1 more, KS
Expired 10:15 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
NWS San JuanWarningOctober 1, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Naguabo, PR
Expired 9:45 p.m. EDT, October 1, 2026
Source: National Weather Service alerts (api.weather.gov).