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Polk County, Florida weather alerts

No watches, warnings or advisories are in force for Polk County.

Checked Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 7:20 PM EDT. Times are Eastern Daylight Time.

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Warnings on the map

Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Polk County, Florida. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.

Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Polk County, Florida Open the live map with warnings and watches

Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Alerts in force

Nothing is in force for Polk County right now. Its warnings come from the National Weather Service and appear here within a minute of being issued; every one of the past year is below.

The past year in Polk County

In the past year the National Weather Service issued 85 alerts for Polk County, including 10 severe thunderstorm warnings, 8 freeze warnings, 3 red flag warnings and 1 extreme cold warning.

ProductIssuedMost recent
Severe Thunderstorm Warning10Sep 12, 2026
Freeze Warning8Feb 24, 2026
Red Flag Warning3Apr 21, 2026
Extreme Cold Warning1Jan 31, 2026
Freeze Watch6Feb 24, 2026
Fire Weather Watch2Apr 21, 2026
Extreme Cold Watch1Jan 31, 2026
Tornado Watch1May 2, 2026
Heat Advisory15Aug 20, 2026
Flood Advisory14Sep 12, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory11Feb 24, 2026
Dense Fog Advisory10Feb 12, 2026
Frost Advisory2Feb 25, 2026
Wind Advisory1Jan 31, 2026

Warnings issued

  1. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  2. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  3. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  4. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  5. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  6. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  7. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  8. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  9. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  10. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  11. Red Flag Warning
  12. Freeze Warning
  13. Red Flag Warning
  14. Freeze Warning
  15. Freeze Warning
  16. Freeze Warning
  17. Extreme Cold Warning
  18. Freeze Warning
  19. Freeze Warning
  20. Freeze Warning
  21. Freeze Warning
  22. Red Flag Warning
Every alert, most recent first
  1. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  2. Flood Advisory
  3. Flood Advisory
  4. Flood Advisory
  5. Flood Advisory
  6. Flood Advisory
  7. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  8. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  9. Heat Advisory
  10. Heat Advisory
  11. Heat Advisory
  12. Heat Advisory
  13. Heat Advisory
  14. Heat Advisory
  15. Heat Advisory
  16. Heat Advisory
  17. Heat Advisory
  18. Heat Advisory
  19. Flood Advisory
  20. Flood Advisory
  21. Flood Advisory
  22. Flood Advisory
  23. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  24. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  25. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  26. Heat Advisory
  27. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  28. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  29. Heat Advisory
  30. Heat Advisory
  31. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  32. Heat Advisory
  33. Heat Advisory
  34. Flood Advisory
  35. Flood Advisory
  36. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  37. Tornado Watch
  38. Fire Weather Watch
  39. Red Flag Warning
  40. Flood Advisory

The 40 most recent of 85.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.

Nearby

The counties around Polk County, with what is in force in each.

What this means

Warning
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.

Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.

Sources

Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.