Live/Severe Alerts/Record/October 17, 2026
Warnings and watches, October 17, 2026
Every warning and watch the weather service first issued on October 17, 2026 (UTC), in the order of its hazards, each a door to its own report; a warning tagged with a damage threat with the most severe it reached; a river flood with the category of its flooding and its crest; the space weather that began that day, by the NOAA scales; and each volcano whose alert level changed.
Flash Flood Warning 1
Special Marine Warning 3
- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD; Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VABaltimore MD/Washington DC, from Oct 16, 9:11 PM EDT to Oct 16, 10:15 PM EDT
- Guam Coastal WatersTiyan GU, from Oct 17, 11:21 AM to Oct 17, 11:45 AM
- Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA; Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA; Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA; and moreWakefield VA, from Oct 16, 10:18 PM EDT to Oct 16, 11:45 PM EDT
Storm Warning 2
- Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NMWilmington NC, from Oct 18, 8:00 AM EDT to Oct 19, 2:00 AM EDT
- Waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout NC from 20 to 60 NM; Waters from Cape Lookout to Surf City NC from 20 to 60 NMNewport/Morehead City NC, from Oct 17, 5:00 PM EDT to Oct 19, 2:00 AM EDT
Coastal Flood Warning 1
Gale Warning 4
- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park; Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to tMarquette MI, from Oct 17, 8:00 AM EDT to Oct 17, 5:00 PM EDT
- Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI; 5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island PassageMarquette MI, from Oct 18, 5:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 11:00 PM EDT
- Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5NM offshore to Mid Lake; Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore; Lake MiMilwaukee/Sullivan WI, from Oct 18, 4:00 AM CDT to Oct 19, 1:00 AM CDT
- Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WIGreen Bay WI, from Oct 18, 4:00 AM CDT to Oct 19, 1:00 AM CDT
Freeze Warning 16
- Wayne; Fayette; Union; and moreWilmington OH, from Oct 18, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Greenup; Carter; Boyd; and moreCharleston WV, from Oct 18, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Washington; Frederick; Carroll; and moreBaltimore MD/Washington DC, from Oct 18, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 8:00 AM EDT
- Lucas; Wood; Ottawa; and moreCleveland OH, from Oct 18, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; and morePittsburgh PA, from Oct 18, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Scott; Harrison; Fayette; and moreLouisville KY, from Oct 18, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Fleming; Montgomery; Bath; and moreJackson KY, from Oct 18, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Warren; Potter; Elk; and moreState College PA, from Oct 18, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Lackawanna; LuzerneBinghamton NY, from Oct 18, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Ashe; Alleghany; Watauga; and moreBlacksburg VA, from Oct 18, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Avery; Madison; Yancey; and moreGreenville-Spartanburg SC, from Oct 18, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Niagara; Orleans; Monroe; and moreBuffalo NY, from Oct 17, 11:00 PM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Clinton; Howard; Montgomery; and moreIndianapolis IN, from Oct 18, 2:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; and moreNorthern Indiana, from Oct 18, 3:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Warren; Morris; Hunterdon; and moreMount Holly NJ, from Oct 18, 1:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
- Northern Fairfield; Northern New Haven; Northern Middlesex; and moreUpton NY, from Oct 18, 12:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Gale Watch 3
- Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI; Eagle River to Manitou Island MIMarquette MI, from Oct 17, 11:00 PM EDT to Oct 18, 5:00 PM EDT
- Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NMWakefield VA, from Oct 19, 4:00 AM EDT to Oct 20, 7:00 AM EDT
- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI; Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge; Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay; and moreGaylord MI, from Oct 18, 5:00 AM EDT to Oct 18, 11:00 PM EDT