Daily Readiness Brief
September 5, 2026
Hurricane Lowell is forecast near or just west of the westernmost Hawaiian islands late Monday into early Tuesday, and a high surf advisory is already active. Heat advisories cover seventeen states across the middle of the country, with extreme heat warnings in six. A slight risk of severe thunderstorms runs from the southern Great Lakes through the Ohio Valley to the Carolinas, with damaging wind the named hazard. Rainfall warnings cover Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, where a slow moving tropical system could bring up to 120 millimetres through Monday.
11 regions with active items · 4 quiet
United States
New England
QuietA quiet morning across all six states, with the Atlantic basin still empty.
Mid-Atlantic
QuietNo active alerts in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands.
Capitol Region
ActiveA marginal severe storm risk overnight, and a higher risk reaching West Virginia and Virginia today.
Southeast
ActiveHeat advisories cover seven of eight states, and the day's severe storm risk centers on the Carolinas.
Great Lakes
ActiveExtreme heat warnings in Illinois and Indiana, and a line of storms with 70 mph gusts crossing Ohio overnight.
South Central
ActiveHeat advisories across four states, with flood warnings in Texas and a flood watch for New Mexico.
Heartland
ActiveExtreme heat warnings in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, with federal disaster aid newly approved in all three.
Mountain
ActiveTwo uncontained Montana fires, overnight hail chances in the Dakotas, and new federal aid for South Dakota.
Pacific
ActiveHurricane Lowell is forecast near the western Hawaiian islands late Monday, with high surf already advised.
Northwest
ActiveThe Aleutian earthquake sequence continues with no tsunami message, and large fires keep burning in Oregon and Washington.
Canada
British Columbia
QuietNo active Environment Canada alerts anywhere in the province.
Prairies
ActiveSaskatchewan carries active alerts this morning. Alberta and Manitoba are clear.
Ontario
QuietNo active Environment Canada alerts anywhere in the province.
Quebec
ActiveQuebec carries active Environment Canada alerts this morning, with types not resolvable from the national table.
Atlantic Canada
ActiveRainfall warnings for Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, with up to 120 millimetres possible through Monday.