Daily Readiness Brief
September 8, 2026
Hurricane Lowell is passing near Kauai under a hurricane warning, with a tropical storm warning for Oahu and a flood watch across the main Hawaiian Islands. A late season heat episode covers Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and east Texas with heat index values to 112, and the Weather Prediction Center expects it to hold through the weekend. Severe storms are expected across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this evening, and rainfall warnings cover 272 areas across the Canadian Prairies. The Atlantic basin is expected to stay empty for seven days.
11 regions with active items · 4 quiet
United States
New England
QuietNo alerts in any of the six states, and the Atlantic is expected to stay empty for a week.
Mid-Atlantic
QuietNothing active in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands.
Capitol Region
ActiveA tidal flood advisory on the Maryland shoreline. Everything else in the region is clear.
Southeast
ActiveRip current and beach hazard statements along the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida, with heat advisories inland.
Great Lakes
ActiveAn ozone air quality alert reaching into Illinois, a wind advisory in Minnesota, and a marginal severe risk today.
South Central
ActiveA late season heat episode across Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana, with heat index values to 112.
Heartland
ActiveExtreme heat warnings in Kansas and Missouri, a slight flooding risk over Iowa, and severe storms this evening.
Mountain
ActiveSevere storms overnight in the Dakotas, a flood watch and high wind warning in Montana, and fourteen large fires burning.
Pacific
ActiveA hurricane warning is in effect for Kauai and Niihau, with a tropical storm warning for Oahu.
Northwest
ActiveThirty four large fires burning across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, with wind advisories in Alaska.
Canada
British Columbia
ActiveNo weather alerts in the province, but British Columbia is drawing national firefighting resources.
Prairies
ActiveRainfall warnings cover 271 areas across Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba, with totals to 100 millimetres.
Ontario
ActiveSpecial weather statements for heavy showers across northwestern Ontario, with 20 to 40 millimetres overnight.
Quebec
QuietNo alerts anywhere in the province, and the fire season is winding down.
Atlantic Canada
QuietNo alerts in any of the four provinces, and the Atlantic basin is expected to stay quiet for a week.