Alert archive / Areal Flood Warnings
Areal Flood Warnings in the United States, 2026
1,255 areal flood warnings in 2026. Each alert counts once, however many counties it covered. The last few weeks are still filling in as offices finish their follow-ups. The archive of areal flood warnings reaches back to 2005.
Areal Flood Warnings by state
Each state shaded by its count. Tap a state for its own archive.
- Areal Flood Warnings
- 1,255
- Busiest month
- June317 areal flood warnings
- Busiest day
- August 20, 202634 areal flood warnings
Over time
By month
By state
Every state and territory, with the alerts that covered any part of it. Each state’s page lists every one of them.
- Indiana192
- Ohio179
- Kansas115
- West Virginia107
- Missouri84
- Pennsylvania75
- Texas73
- Kentucky53
- Illinois43
- New York42
- Oklahoma39
- Michigan29
- Alaska25
- South Dakota24
- Alabama21
- Wisconsin21
- Iowa19
- Puerto Rico19
- New Jersey18
- Virginia17
- Louisiana17
- Nebraska17
- Mississippi15
- Minnesota14
- Arizona13
- Washington11
- California10
- Maryland10
- New Mexico9
- Colorado9
- Tennessee8
- Montana7
- North Carolina7
- Arkansas5
- Vermont5
- Florida4
- Utah3
- Massachusetts3
- Oregon2
- Delaware2
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.