U.S. Severe Weather Map

Updated: 8:35 AM GMT on November 25, 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

Wind Advisory:

Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area, Southern Inner Channels

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Arkansas

Flood Warning:

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

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California

Wind Advisory:

Los Angeles County Coast including Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Mountains excluding the Santa Monica Range, Los Angeles County San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, Ventura County Coast, Ventura County Coastal Valleys, Ventura County Interior Valleys, Ventura County Mountains

Fire Weather Warning:

Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills

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Georgia

Flood Warning:

Appling, Bryan, Chatham, Screven, Effingham, Toombs, Jeff Davis, Montgomery

Areal Flood Warning:

Glynn

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Illinois

Flood Warning:

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

Public Information Statement:

Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Lake, Lee, Livingston, McHenry, Ogle, Will, Winnebago

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Indiana

Public Information Statement:

Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton, Porter

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Iowa

Record Report:

Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Clarke, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Emmet, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Jasper, Kossuth, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Sac, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Wapello, Warren, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, Wright

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Kansas

Record Report:

Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Kiowa, Lane, Meade, Morton, Ness, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Scott, Seward, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens, Trego

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Louisiana

Flood Warning:

Caldwell, Ouachita, Union, Bossier, Webster, Franklin, St. Mary, Calcasieu, Beauregard

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Michigan

Record Report:

Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Marquette, Menominee, Northern Houghton, Northern Schoolcraft, Ontonagon, Southern Houghton, Southern Schoolcraft

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Minnesota

Record Report:

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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North Carolina

Flood Warning:

Martin

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Oklahoma

Freeze Warning:

Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie, Stephens, Tillman, Washita

Frost Advisory:

Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray, Pontotoc, Seminole

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Oregon

Wind Advisory:

Grande Ronde Valley

Public Information Statement:

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

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South Carolina

Flood Warning:

Berkeley, Charlestom, Allendale, Georgetown, Williamsburg, Hampton, Jasper

Areal Flood Warning:

Clarendon

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South Dakota

Flood Warning:

Spink

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Texas

Flood Warning:

Bowie, Cass, Morris, Calhoun, Victoria, Orange, Newton, Refugio

Freeze Warning:

Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger

Public Information Statement:

Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Webb

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Washington

Public Information Statement:

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

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Wisconsin

Record Report:

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

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Wyoming

Special Weather Statement:

Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County, North Snowy Range Foothills

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