U.S. Severe Weather Map

Updated: 2:30 AM GMT on August 22, 2008 — Edit My Time Zone

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Weather Warning Legend:

- Tornado Warning
A tornado warning is issued when a funnel cloud has been spotted or a rotating thunderstorm has been indicated by doppler radar.

- Tornado Watch
A tornado watch is issued when thunderstorms in and near the watch box area may produce tornadoes.

- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
A severe thunderstorm warning is issued when a storm with any of these severe weather criteria is approaching the warning area:

Hail 3/4 of an inch or greater
Winds greater than 58 mph
Recent history of tree, telephone pole, or other structural damage

- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
A severe thunderstorm watch is issued when there is a possibility that thunderstorms in and near the watch box area may produce the following severe weather conditions:

Hail 3/4 of an inch or greater
Winds greater than 58 mph

- Winter Weather Statement
A winter weather advisory is issued when significant accumulations of snow, sleet, or freezing rain may affect the advisory area.

- High Wind Advisory
A high wind advisory is issued when sustained winds of 31 mph or greater are expected to occur for at least 1 hour. This advisory can also be issued if winds of 46 mph or greater are expected for any length of time.

- Flood Warning
A flood warning is issued when flooding is occuring or is about to occur.

- Flood Watch / Flood Statement
A flood watch is issued when flooding is possible in the watch area.

- Hurricane Local Statement
This statement is issued when it is necessary to inform the public of hurricane or tropical storm watches and warnings. These statements contain detailed information of when and what adverse conditions to expect as a result of the tropical system affecting the statement area.

- Heat Advisory
A heat advisory is issued when the heat index is expected to exceed 105 °F (100 °F in New York City) or if nighttime lows are expected to be greater than 80 °F for two or more nights.

- Dense Fog Advisory
A dense fog advisory is issued when fog that reduces visibility to 1/4 mile or less is possible in the advisory area.

- Fire Weather Advisory
A fire weather advisory is issued when dry conditions in the advisory area result in a situation where forest or brush fires are possible.

- Hurricane Watch
A Hurricane Watch means hurricane conditions are possible in the next 24 hours.

- Hurricane Warning
A Hurricane Warning means hurricane conditions are expected in the next 24 hours.

- Tropical Storm Watch
A Tropical Storm warning means tropical storm conditions are possible in the next 24 hours.

- Tropical Storm Warning
A Tropical Storm warning means tropical storm conditions are expected in the next 24 hours.

	U.S. Warnings by County

Alabama

Hurricane Statement:

Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston

Areal Flood Watch:

Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston

Flash Flood Watch:

Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia

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Arizona

Record Report:

Black Mesa Area, Chinle Valley, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateay, Coconino Plateau, Eastern Mogollon Rim, Grand Canyon Country, Kaibab Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County, Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Marble and Glen Canyons, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas Hwy 264 Northward, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy 264, Northern Gila County, Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons, Western Mogollon Rim, White Mountains, Yavapai County Mountains, Yavapai County Valleys and Basins

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Arkansas

Flood Warning:

Jackson, Woodruff

Record Report:

Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Fulton, Garland, Grant, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lincoln, Little River, Logan, Lonoke, Marion, Miller, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita, Perry, Pike, Polk, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Scott, Searcy, Sevier, Sharp, Stone, Union, Van Buren, White, Woodruff, Yell

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California

Record Report:

Central Siskiyou County, Mendocino Coast, Mendocino Interior, Modoc County, North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County, North Coast Interior, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties, Redwood Coast, South Central Siskiyou County, Upper Trinity River, Western Siskiyou County

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Colorado

Public Information Statement:

Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft, Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Ft, Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft, Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Ft, La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Ft, Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet, Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Ft, Northwestern Fremont County above 8500 Ft, Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft, Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Ft, Southern San Luis Valley, Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Ft, Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Ft, Teller County/Rampart Range above 7500 Ft/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Ft, Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft, Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Ft, Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Ft, Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Ft, Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Ft, Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet, Wet Mountains Above 10000 Ft, Wet Mountains Between 6300 and 10000 Ft

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Florida

Hurricane Statement:

Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Coastal Walton, Columbia, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Inland Walton, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Marion, Suwannee, Union, Washington

Tropical Storm Watch, Inland Tropical Wind Watch:

Dixie, Franklin, Jefferson, Taylor, Wakulla

Inland Tropical Wind Warning:

Clay, Inland Volusia County, Northern Lake County, Orange, Osceola, Putnam, Seminole, Southern Lake County

Inland Tropical Wind Watch:

Lafayette

Tropical Storm Warning:

Coastal Volusia County, Northern Brevard County, Southern Brevard County

Tropical Storm Warning, Inland Tropical Wind Warning:

Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns

Flood Warning:

Baker, Clay, DeSoto, Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Suwannee, Union

Flash Flood Warning:

Brevard, Orange, Seminole

Areal Flood Warning:

Nassau, Glades

Areal Flood Warning:

Hendry, Duval, St. Johns

Flash Flood Warning:

Lake, Volusia

Areal Flood Watch:

Flash Flood Watch:

Coastal Escambia, Coastal Okaloosa, Coastal Santa Rosa, Inland Escambia, Inland Okaloosa, Inland Santa Rosa

Wind Advisory:

Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Hernando, Levy, Marion, Sumter, Union

Lake Wind Advisory:

Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Madison, Suwannee

Record Report:

Coastal Volusia County, Indian River, Inland Volusia County, Martin, Northern Brevard County, Northern Lake County, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Southern Brevard County, Southern Lake County, St. Lucie

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Georgia

Tropical Storm Warning:

Coastal Bryan, Coastal Chatham, Coastal Liberty, Coastal McIntosh, Inland Bryan, Inland Chatham, Inland Liberty, Inland McIntosh

Hurricane Statement:

Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Bulloch, Calhoun, Candler, Charlton, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Effingham, Evans, Grady, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Lee, Long, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Pierce, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Tattnall, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Ware, Wayne, Worth

Inland Tropical Wind Warning:

Inland Camden, Inland Glynn

Tropical Storm Warning, Inland Tropical Wind Warning:

Coastal Camden, Coastal Glynn

Areal Flood Warning:

Camden

Flood Warning:

Charlton

Areal Flood Watch:

Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Calhoun, Charlton, Clay, Clinch, Coastal Camden, Coastal Glynn, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Inland Camden, Inland Glynn, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Pierce, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Ware, Wayne, Worth

Flash Flood Watch:

Bulloch, Candler, Coastal Bryan, Coastal Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Inland Bryan, Inland Chatham, Long, Tattnall

Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch:

Liberty, McIntosh

Lake Wind Advisory:

Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Burke, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Lincoln, Lowndes, McDuffie, Pierce, Richmond, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Ware, Wayne, Worth

Public Information Statement:

Bulloch, Candler, Coastal Bryan, Coastal Chatham, Coastal Liberty, Coastal McIntosh, Effingham, Evans, Inland Bryan, Inland Chatham, Inland Liberty, Inland McIntosh, Jenkins, Long, Screven, Tattnall

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Idaho

Lake Wind Advisory:

Lower Snake River Plain

Wind Advisory:

Eastern Lemhi County, Upper Snake River Plain, Western Lemhi County

Record Report:

Central Panhandle Mountains, Coeur d'Alene Area, Idaho Palouse, Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties, Lewiston Area, Northern Panhandle

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Kansas

Record Report:

Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford

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Kentucky

Public Information Statement:

Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe

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Louisiana

Record Report:

Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, De Soto, Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Red River, Sabine, Union, Webster, Winn

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Minnesota

Public Information Statement:

Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine

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Mississippi

Flash Flood Warning:

Rankin

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Missouri

Record Report:

Barry, Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, Maries, McDonald, Miller, Morgan, Newton, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Shannon, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Webster, Wright

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Montana

Severe Thunderstorm Warning:

Dawson, Prairie

Severe Thunderstorm Warning:

Wibaux

Lake Wind Advisory:

Central and Southern Valley, Garfield, McCone

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Nevada

Fire Weather Watch:

Extreme Eastern Elko County, Northern Elko County, Northern Lander County and Northern Eureka County, Northern Nye County, Ruby Mountains/East Humboldt Range, Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County, Southwest and South Central Elko County, White Pine County

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North Carolina

Coastal Flood Statement:

Brunswick, Carteret, Eastern Dare, Eastern Hyde, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender

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North Dakota

Severe Thunderstorm Warning:

Billings, Dunn, Benson, Stark

Areal Flood Advisory:

Rolette

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Oklahoma

Record Report:

McCurtain

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Oregon

Record Report:

Central and Eastern Lake County, Central Douglas County, Curry County Coast, Eastern Curry County and Josephine County, Eastern Douglas County Foothills, Jackson County, Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County, Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades, South Central Oregon Cascades, South Central Oregon Coast

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South Carolina

Hurricane Statement:

Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Coastal Colleton, Coastal Jasper, Inland Colleton, Inland Jasper

High Surf Advisory:

Charleston

Coastal Flood Statement:

Georgetown, Horry

Flash Flood Watch:

Inland Jasper

High Surf Advisory, Flash Flood Watch:

Beaufort, Coastal Colleton, Coastal Jasper

Lake Wind Advisory:

Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, Sumter

Wind Advisory:

Beaufort, Charleston, Coastal Colleton, Coastal Jasper

Public Information Statement:

Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Coastal Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Inland Colleton, Inland Jasper

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South Dakota

Wind Advisory:

Butte, Custer Co Plains, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Northern Foot Hills, Northern Meade Co Plains, Pennington Co Plains, Perkins, Rapid City, Southern Meade Co Plains, Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills, Ziebach

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Texas

Flood Warning:

Leon, Robertson

Record Report:

Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood

Public Information Statement:

Anderson, Bell, Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Freestone, Grayson, Hamilton, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Jack, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, Lampasas, Leon, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Montague, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rains, Robertson, Rockwall, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Van Zandt, Wise, Young

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Utah

Fire Weather Warning:

Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, Southern Wasatch Front, Southwest Utah, West Central Utah

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Washington

Record Report:

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Wisconsin

Public Information Statement:

Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix

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Wyoming

Fire Weather Warning:

Absaroka Mountains, Cody Foothills, East Sweetwater County, Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range, Lander Foothills, Natrona County Lower Elevations, Northeast Johnson County, Rock Springs and Green River, South Lincoln County, Southeast Johnson County, Southwest Wyoming, Upper Wind River Basin, Wind River Basin, Wind River Mountains East, Yellowstone National Park

Public Information Statement:

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