Daily Readiness Brief
September 4, 2026
Hurricane Lowell holds category 4 strength south of Hawaii with life-threatening surf expected and a turn toward the north forecast this weekend. A slight risk of severe thunderstorms covers the upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic, with damaging wind the named hazard. An earthquake sequence in the Aleutians continued with a magnitude 6.3 and no tsunami message is in effect. The Atlantic basin is empty for a seventh straight day.
12 regions with active items · 3 quiet
United States
New England
QuietA quiet morning across all six states, with an empty Atlantic basin.
Mid-Atlantic
ActiveOvernight storms taper across New York and New Jersey. The Atlantic stays empty.
Capitol Region
ActiveA slight risk of severe storms and heavy rain covers the region for a second day.
Southeast
ActiveA slight risk of severe storms reaches Raleigh. North Carolina carries the most alerts in the country.
Great Lakes
ActiveA marginal risk of severe storms covers Chicago, Detroit, and Columbus, with hail possible.
South Central
ActiveHeavy rain risk shifts west to New Mexico. The Ross fire keeps burning in north Texas.
Heartland
ActiveFederal disaster assistance is now open for storm damage in Kansas and Iowa.
Mountain
ActiveThe Sand Creek fire holds at 15 percent in Montana, and heavy rain is possible in Utah by Sunday.
Pacific
ActiveHurricane Lowell stays south of Hawaii with life-threatening surf expected, and turns north this weekend.
Northwest
ActiveThe Aleutian earthquake sequence continues with a magnitude 6.3, and no tsunami message is in effect.
Canada
British Columbia
ActiveTwenty-one wildfire evacuation orders and alerts remain active across the province.
Prairies
ActiveAlberta carries active weather alerts. Saskatchewan and Manitoba are clear this morning.
Ontario
QuietNo active weather alerts in the province this morning.
Quebec
QuietNo active weather alerts in the province this morning.
Atlantic Canada
ActiveNew Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island carry active alerts. The Atlantic basin is empty.