Daily Brief
October 23, 2026
Josephine has left the Atlantic coast, but its leftovers bring rain to Cape Breton and wind to Newfoundland today, and tidal flooding continues along the Chesapeake and the Jersey back bays. Florida's Atlantic coast is the week's watch item, with moderate to near major tidal flooding expected Sunday and Monday. New Mexico gets a second day of flooding rain and possible severe storms, flood warnings cover the Four Corners, and red flag warnings cover the northern Plains. The season's first hard freeze reaches New England, western Oregon, and parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, a blizzard hits western Alaska, and a fall storm crosses the Prairies. Heating assistance windows open across much of the country on November 1 and 2, and each regional brief lists the ones that apply.
12 regions with active items · 3 quiet
United States
New England
ActiveThe first hard freeze is tonight, with lows in the 20s in Maine and New Hampshire and frost on the Connecticut shore.
Mid-Atlantic
ActiveNew York heating aid opens November 2 with up to $990 for oil and propane homes, and Ocean County back-bay flooding continues.
Capitol Region
ActiveVirginia fuel assistance closes November 13, Pennsylvania LIHEAP opens November 2, and a freeze is possible tonight in southeast Pennsylvania.
Southeast
ActiveModerate to near major tidal flooding is expected on Florida's Atlantic coast and the St. Johns River Sunday and Monday.
Great Lakes
ActiveMinnesota's Cold Weather Rule needs a call to your utility to work. Dense fog this morning across Michigan and Wisconsin.
South Central
ActiveA second day of flooding rain and possible severe storms in New Mexico, and air quality alerts in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Oklahoma City.
Heartland
QuietA quiet day. Iowa LIHEAP opens to all households November 1, and Missouri's Cold Weather Rule starts the same day.
Mountain
ActiveFlooding in southwest Colorado and southeast Utah, red flag warnings on the northern Plains, and the first pass snow in Montana.
Pacific
ActiveFlood warnings in northern Arizona, a freeze watch in the northern California mountains, and wind at Lake Tahoe.
Northwest
ActiveBlizzard and coastal flood warnings in western Alaska, the first freeze in western Oregon, and flash flood watches in Idaho.
Canada
British Columbia
QuietA quiet day across the province. A heat pump rebate deadline is October 31.
Prairies
ActiveWind warnings in central Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan, and the season's first winter storm across the north.
Ontario
ActiveElectricity prices drop November 1 while the Ontario rebate shrinks. Morning fog in Windsor and frost in Peel.
Quebec
QuietA quiet, frosty day. Winter tires are mandatory December 1, so book the changeover now.
Atlantic Canada
ActiveJosephine's remnants bring rain to Cape Breton and wind gusts to 100 km/h on Newfoundland's south coast.