U.S. Severe Weather Map

Updated: 11:25 PM GMT on November 21, 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

Alaska

Blizzard Watch:

Kuskokwim Delta

Record Report:

Alaska Peninsula, Anchorage, Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley, Bristol Bay, Central Aleutians, Central Beaufort Sea Coast, Central Interior, Chukchi Sea Coast, Copper River Basin, Deltana and Tanana Flats, Denali, Eastern Alaska Range, Eastern Aleutians, Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast, Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills, Kodiak Island, Kuskokwim Delta, Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys, Lower Koyukuk and Middle Yukon Valleys, Lower Kuskokwim Valley, Lower Yukon Valley, Matanuska Valley, Middle Tanana Valley, Northeast Prince William Sound, Northeastern Brooks Range, Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula, Northern Arctic Coast, Northwestern Brooks Range, Pribilof Islands, Southeast Prince William Sound, Southeastern Brooks Range, Southern Seward Peninsula Coast, St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast, Susitna Valley, Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys, Upper Koyukuk Valley, Upper Kuskokwim Valley, Upper Tanana Valley and the Fortymile Country, Western Aleutians, Western Arctic Coast, Western Kenai Peninsula, Western Prince William Sound, Yukon Delta, Yukon Flats and Surrounding Uplands

Public Information Statement:

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Arkansas

Flood Warning:

White, Woodruff, Arkansas, Monroe, Jackson, Independence, Union, Ashley, Lawrence, Bradley, Calhoun

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California

Wind Advisory:

Central Siskiyou County, Los Angeles County Mountains excluding the Santa Monica Range, Santa Barbara County Mountains, Santa Barbara County South Coast, Ventura County Mountains

Lake Wind Advisory:

Greater Lake Tahoe Area

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Colorado

Public Information Statement:

Boulder and Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County, Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Central and South Weld County, Central and Southeast Park County, Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet, Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet, Jackson County Below 9000 Feet, Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet, Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet, Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County, Logan County, Morgan County, North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County, North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County, Northeast Weld County, Phillips County, Sedgwick County, South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet, South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet, Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County, Washington County, West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet

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Florida

Flood Warning:

Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Liberty

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Georgia

Flood Warning:

Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox, Screven, Effingham, Appling, Toombs, Jeff Davis

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Idaho

Winter Weather Advisory:

Boise Mountains, Caribou Highlands, Lost River/Pashimeroi, Northern Clearwater Mountains, Orofino/Grangeville Region, Southern Clearwater Mountains, Upper Snake Highlands, Wasatch Mountains/Idaho Portion, West Central Mountains

Winter Storm Watch:

Central Panhandle Mountains, Coeur d'Alene Area, Northern Panhandle

Winter Storm Warning:

Big and Little Wood River Region, Sawtooth Mountains

Special Weather Statement:

Lower Snake River Plain, Upper Snake River Plain

Public Information Statement:

Eastern Lemhi County, Lower Hells Canyon/Salmon River Region, Northern Clearwater Mountains, Orofino/Grangeville Region, Southern Clearwater Mountains, Western Lemhi County

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Illinois

Flood Warning:

Jackson, Union, Brown, Cass, Mason, Pike, Scott, Fulton, Morgan, Schuyler, Piatt, Madison, Randolph, Calhoun, Jersey, Menard

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Indiana

Public Information Statement:

Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union, Wayne

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Iowa

Public Information Statement:

Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux, Woodbury

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Kentucky

Public Information Statement:

Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson

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Louisiana

Flood Warning:

Caldwell, Ouachita, Union, Bossier, Webster, Franklin, East Baton Rouge, St. Mary, Calcasieu, Beauregard, Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana

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Minnesota

Public Information Statement:

Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock

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Missouri

Flood Warning:

Perry, St. Charles, Gasconade, Cape Girardeau, Montgomery, Jefferson, St. Louis

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Montana

Lake Wind Advisory:

Central and Southern Valley, Garfield, McCone

Winter Weather Advisory:

Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains, Lower Clark Fork Region

Record Report:

Public Information Statement:

Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains, Butte/Blackfoot Region, Flathead/Mission Valleys, Kootenai/Cabinet Region, Lower Clark Fork Region, Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys, Potomac/Seeley Lake Region, West Glacier Region

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Nebraska

Public Information Statement:

Dakota, Dixon

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Nevada

Lake Wind Advisory:

Greater Lake Tahoe Area, Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake

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North Carolina

Flood Warning:

Martin

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Ohio

Public Information Statement:

Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union, Warren

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Oregon

Wind Advisory:

Central and Eastern Lake County, Central Oregon, Central Willamette Valley, East Columbia River Gorge, Foothills of the Blue Mountains, Greater Portland Metro Area, Lower Columbia, Lower Columbia Basin, Northern Wheeler and Southern Gilliam Counties, South Willamette Valley

High Wind Warning:

Central Oregon Coast, Curry County Coast, Grande Ronde Valley, North Central Oregon, North Oregon Coast, South Central Oregon Coast, Wallowa County

Winter Weather Advisory:

Baker County, Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County, Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades, South Central Oregon Cascades

Winter Storm Watch:

Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon

Winter Storm Warning:

Cascades in Lane County, Northern Oregon Cascades

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South Carolina

Flood Warning:

Allendale, Hampton, Jasper

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South Dakota

Flood Warning:

Spink

Public Information Statement:

Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, Yankton

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Texas

Flood Warning:

Karnes, Franklin, Bowie, Angelina, Cass, Polk, Morris, Tyler, Bee, Liberty, Nueces, San Patricio, Rockwall, Calhoun, Red River, Titus, Victoria, Houston, Trinity, Orange, Smith, Wood, DeWitt, Goliad, Newton, Refugio

Record Report:

Anderson, Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Chambers, Collin, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas, Delta, Denton, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Eastland, Edwards, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fort Bend, Freestone, Frio, Galveston, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Grayson, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Harris, Hays, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jack, Jackson, Jim Wells, Johnson, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lamar, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Live Oak, Llano, Madison, Matagorda, Maverick, McLennan, McMullen, Medina, Milam, Mills, Montague, Montgomery, Navarro, Nueces, Palo Pinto, Parker, Polk, Rains, Real, Refugio, Robertson, Rockwall, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Travis, Trinity, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Williamson, Wilson, Wise, Young, Zavala

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Washington

Flood Warning:

Mason

High Wind Warning:

Admiralty Inlet Area, Central Coast, Lower Chehalis Valley Area, South Washington Coast, Southwest Interior

Wind Advisory:

East Columbia River Gorge, East Puget Sound Lowlands, Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, Everett and Vicinity, Foothills of the Blue Mountains, Greater Vancouver Area, Hood Canal Area, Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County, Lower Columbia Basin, Seattle/Bremerton Area, Tacoma Area, Western Strait of Juan De Fuca

High Wind Warning, Wind Advisory:

San Juan County, Western Skagit County, Western Whatcom County

Winter Storm Warning:

Olympics, South Washington Cascades, West Slopes Central Cascades and Passes, West Slopes Northern Cascades and Passes

Winter Storm Watch:

East Slopes Northern Cascades, Northeast Mountains, Northwest Blue Mountains, Okanogan Highlands, Okanogan Valley, Spokane Area, Upper Columbia Basin, Waterville Plateau

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Wyoming

Special Weather Statement:

Jackson Hole, Salt River and Wyoming Ranges, Star Valley, Teton and Gros Ventre Mountains, Upper Green River Basin Foothills, Wind River Mountains West, Yellowstone National Park

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