U.S. Severe Weather Map

Updated: 6:35 AM GMT on July 04, 2009 — 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

Fire Weather Watch:

Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston

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Alaska

Public Information Statement:

Southern Seward Peninsula Coast

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Arizona

Flash Flood Warning:

Pima, Maricopa

Areal Flood Advisory:

Pima, Santa Cruz

Public Information Statement:

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Arkansas

Heat Advisory:

Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Sevier, Union

Record Report:

Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Sevier, Union

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California

Public Information Statement:

Imperial County, Joshua Tree National Park, Lower Colorado River Valley CA, Riverside County/Eastern Deserts

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Colorado

Flash Flood Warning:

Morgan

Areal Flood Advisory:

Grand, Summit

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Florida

Areal Flood Warning:

Glades

Flood Warning:

Hillsborough

Fire Weather Warning:

Bay, Calhoun, Coastal Walton, Gadsden, Holmes, Inland Walton, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla, Washington

Fire Weather Watch:

Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Suwannee

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Idaho

Record Report:

Big and Little Wood River Region, Caribou Highlands, Eastern Magic Valley, Lost River/Pashimeroi, Lower Snake River Plain, Sawtooth Mountains, South Central Highlands, Upper Snake Highlands, Upper Snake River Plain

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Illinois

Flood Warning:

Fulton, Mason, Brown, Cass, Morgan, Schuyler, Pike, Scott

Flash Flood Watch:

Adams, Brown, Pike

Special Weather Statement:

Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne, White, Williamson

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Indiana

Special Weather Statement:

Gibson, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick

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Kansas

Areal Flood Advisory:

Jackson, Jefferson, Shawnee

Special Weather Statement:

Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick

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Kentucky

Special Weather Statement:

Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Fulton, Graves, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg, Union, Webster

Record Report:

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

Flood Warning:

St. Mary

Heat Advisory:

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

Record Report:

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Maine

Record Report:

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Massachusetts

Record Report:

Southern Worcester

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Michigan

Record Report:

Alcona, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Barry, Bay, Benzie, Calhoun, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Eaton, Emmet, Genesee, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Iosco, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Livingston, Mackinac, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St. Clair, Tuscola, Van Buren, Wexford

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Minnesota

Flood Warning:

Kittson

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Mississippi

Record Report:

Amite, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson

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Missouri

Areal Flood Advisory:

Worth, Atchison, Gentry

Flash Flood Watch:

Knox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls, Shelby

Special Weather Statement:

Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Mississippi, New Madrid, Perry, Ray, Ripley, Scott, Stoddard, Wayne

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Montana

Special Weather Statement:

Carter, Custer, Fallon, Northern Rosebud

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Nebraska

Public Information Statement:

Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Custer, Deuel, Eastern Cherry, Frontier, Garden, Garfield, Grant, Hayes, Holt, Hooker, Keith, Keya Paha, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, McPherson, Perkins, Rock, Sheridan, Thomas, Wheeler

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New Hampshire

Record Report:

Belknap, Coastal Rockingham, Interior Rockingham, Merrimack, Northern Carroll, Northern Coos, Northern Grafton, Southern Carroll, Southern Coos, Southern Grafton, Strafford, Sullivan

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New Mexico

Flash Flood Watch:

Sierra County Lakes Region, Southern Desert, Southwest Desert/Bootheel, Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin, Southwest Mountains/Lower Gila Region

Record Report:

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North Carolina

Record Report:

Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin

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North Dakota

Flood Warning:

Pembina

Areal Flood Advisory:

Towner

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Oklahoma

Heat Advisory:

McCurtain

Special Weather Statement:

Alfalfa, Atoka, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, McClain, Murray, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Seminole, Stephens, Tillman, Washita, Woods, Woodward

Record Report:

McCurtain

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Oregon

Heat Advisory:

Cascade Foothills in Lane County, Central Coast Range of Western Oregon, Central Willamette Valley, Coast Range of Northwest Oregon, Greater Portland Metro Area, Lower Columbia, Lower Columbia Basin, Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills, South Willamette Valley, Western Columbia River Gorge

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South Dakota

Flood Warning:

Brown, Spink, Beadle, Sanborn, Davison, Hanson

Areal Flood Advisory:

Perkins, Ziebach, Fall River

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Tennessee

Record Report:

Sullivan

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Texas

Heat Advisory:

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

Special Weather Statement:

Aransas, Archer, Austin, Baylor, Bee, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Colorado, Duval, Foard, Fort Bend, Galveston, Goliad, Grimes, Hardeman, Harris, Houston, Jackson, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Knox, La Salle, Liberty, Live Oak, Madison, Matagorda, McMullen, Montgomery, Nueces, Polk, Refugio, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Trinity, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wichita, Wilbarger

Record Report:

Angelina, Aransas, Austin, Bee, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Calhoun, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Colorado, Duval, Fort Bend, Franklin, Galveston, Goliad, Gregg, Grimes, Harris, Harrison, Houston, Jackson, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, Liberty, Live Oak, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, McMullen, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Nueces, Panola, Polk, Red River, Refugio, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Upshur, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wood

Public Information Statement:

Aransas, Bee, Brown, Calhoun, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Duval, Fisher, Goliad, Haskell, Irion, Jim Wells, Jones, Kimble, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, Mason, McCulloch, McMullen, Menard, Nolan, Nueces, Refugio, Runnels, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Shackelford, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Victoria, Webb

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Virginia

Record Report:

Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe

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Washington

Heat Advisory:

Greater Vancouver Area, Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County, Lower Columbia Basin, South Washington Cascade Foothills, Western Columbia River Gorge, Willapa Hills

Fire Weather Warning:

Admiralty Inlet Area, Central Coast, East Puget Sound Lowlands, Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, Everett and Vicinity, Hood Canal Area, Lower Chehalis Valley Area, North Coast, Olympics, San Juan County, Seattle/Bremerton Area, Southwest Interior, Tacoma Area, West Slopes Central Cascades and Passes, West Slopes Northern Cascades and Passes, Western Skagit County, Western Strait of Juan De Fuca, Western Whatcom County

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West Virginia

Record Report:

Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Summers

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