Severe weather · Floods

Water moves faster than you think.

Flash floods rise in minutes; river floods build over days. Both kill more people in North America each year than tornadoes. The alert you're reading tells you which clock you're on.

United States · NWS

Flash Flood vs River Flood.

The NWS distinguishes Flash Flood Warnings (rapid-onset, usually <6 hours) from River Flood Warnings (forecast crests on gauged rivers). A 'Flood Watch' means conditions favour flooding; a Warning means it is occurring or imminent.

Canada · ECCC

Provincial authorities lead.

ECCC issues rainfall warnings; flood watches and warnings themselves come from provincial conservation authorities and water agencies. Terminology and thresholds vary by province.

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United States · 15

Flash Flood Warning · Severe
Flash Flood Warning issued September 6 at 6:37PM CDT until September 7 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Otter Tail, MN
Until 9/7/2026, 5:30:00 AM
Flash Flood Warning · Severe
Flash Flood Warning issued September 6 at 5:49PM CDT until September 7 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND
Otter Tail, MN
Until 9/7/2026, 5:00:00 AM
Flash Flood Warning · Severe
Flash Flood Warning issued September 6 at 5:36PM EDT until September 6 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Brunswick, NC; New Hanover, NC
Until 9/7/2026, 12:45:00 AM
Flash Flood Warning · Severe
Flash Flood Warning issued September 6 at 4:19PM CDT until September 6 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Crawford, IA
Until 9/7/2026, 12:15:00 AM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued September 6 at 12:23PM MDT until September 7 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs; Western Uinta Basin; Eastern Juab/Millard Counties; Central Mountains; Sanpete Valley; Sevier Valley; Castle Country; Southwest Utah; Zion National Park; Southern Mountains; Upper Sevier River Valleys; Bryce Canyon Country; South Central Utah
Until 9/7/2026, 6:00:00 AM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued September 6 at 11:32AM MDT until September 8 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Eastern Toole and Liberty; Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Southern High Plains; Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton
Until 9/7/2026, 12:15:00 PM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued September 6 at 12:12PM CDT until September 7 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Emmet; Palo Alto; Pocahontas; Sac; Calhoun; Crawford
Until 9/7/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued September 6 at 11:05AM CDT until September 7 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Monona; Harrison; Shelby
Until 9/7/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued September 6 at 9:51AM MDT until September 8 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
West Glacier Region; Flathead/Mission Valleys; Potomac/Seeley Lake Region
Until 9/8/2026, 6:00:00 PM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued September 6 at 10:23AM CDT until September 6 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Woodbury; Ida; Murray; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson; Pipestone; Rock; Minnehaha; Lincoln; Union
Until 9/7/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Flood Warning · Severe
Flood Warning issued September 6 at 10:17AM CDT until September 6 at 11:12PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Hardin, TX
Until 9/7/2026, 3:30:00 AM
Flood Warning · Severe
Flood Warning issued September 6 at 10:17AM CDT until September 9 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Hardin, TX; Jasper, TX; Jefferson, TX; Orange, TX
Until 9/7/2026, 3:30:00 AM
Flood Warning · Severe
Flood Warning issued September 6 at 10:17AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Hardin, TX; Jefferson, TX
Until 9/7/2026, 3:30:00 AM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued September 6 at 4:15AM HST until September 8 at 6:00PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
Waianae Coast; Oahu North Shore; Olomana; Central Oahu; Waianae Mountains; Lanai Mauka; Kahoolawe; Maui Windward West; Maui Leeward West; Haleakala Summit; Kona; Kohala; Big Island Interior; Big Island Summit; East Honolulu; Honolulu Metro; Ewa Plain; Koolau Windward; Koolau Leeward; Molokai Windward; Molokai Southeast; Molokai North; Molokai West; Molokai Leeward South; Lanai Windward; Lanai Leeward; Lanai South; Maui Central Valley North; Maui Central Valley South; Windward Haleakala; Kipahulu; South Maui/Upcountry; South Haleakala; Big Island South; Big Island Southeast; Big Island East; Big Island North
Until 9/7/2026, 4:15:00 AM
Flood Watch · Severe
Flood Watch issued September 6 at 4:15AM HST until September 8 at 6:00PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
Niihau; Kauai Southwest; Kauai Mountains; Kauai North; Kauai East; Kauai South
Until 9/7/2026, 4:15:00 AM

Canada · 0

No active alerts.

Safety

If an alert covers you.

→Turn around, don't drown. Six inches of moving water can knock an adult over; two feet can float most cars.
→Move to higher ground before water rises. Do not wait to see the road flood.
→Avoid basements and low-lying rooms during flash flood warnings.
→If trapped in a vehicle in rising water, get out and move to higher ground on foot.
→Assume any standing water hides sharp debris, live wires, or open manholes.

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