Daily Readiness Brief
September 7, 2026
Hurricane Lowell has prompted a hurricane watch for Kauai and Niihau, with the closest approach forecast for overnight Monday into Tuesday. A slight risk of severe thunderstorms covers western and central Montana and the Kansas City metro, with large hail the named hazard. The Weather Prediction Center holds a slight risk of excessive rainfall over Iowa and Minnesota on saturated soils. The Atlantic basin is empty, and Canada is at national preparedness level 3 with agencies reporting quieting conditions.
11 regions with active items · 4 quiet
United States
New England
QuietNo alerts anywhere in the six states, and the Atlantic basin is empty.
Mid-Atlantic
QuietNothing active in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands.
Capitol Region
ActiveA handful of alerts in Maryland and Virginia. Delaware, D.C., Pennsylvania, and West Virginia are clear.
Southeast
ActiveAlerts across five states, led by North Carolina. A low-end rainfall risk covers part of the region.
Great Lakes
ActiveA slight risk of excessive rainfall reaches Minnesota. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin are clear.
South Central
ActiveAlerts across all five states, and the Ross fire in Texas holds at 90,400 acres with 157 structures threatened.
Heartland
ActiveA slight risk of severe storms sits over the Kansas City metro, and a slight risk of excessive rainfall covers Iowa.
Mountain
ActiveA slight risk of severe storms covers western and central Montana, with large hail the named hazard. Twelve alerts are active in Montana.
Pacific
ActiveA hurricane watch is up for Kauai and Niihau as Hurricane Lowell tracks north. Twenty alerts are active across Hawaii.
Northwest
ActiveSeven large fires burn across Oregon and Washington, and an earthquake sequence continues in the Aleutians. No tsunami threat is in effect.
Canada
British Columbia
QuietNo Environment Canada alerts in the province, and the provincial fire preparedness level has come down.
Prairies
ActiveAll three provinces carry active Environment Canada alerts, and fire danger is highest in southern Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan.
Ontario
ActiveOntario carries active Environment Canada alerts this morning. Types were not resolvable through the national map.
Quebec
QuietNo active Environment Canada alerts anywhere in the province.
Atlantic Canada
ActiveNewfoundland and Labrador carries active alerts. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island are clear.