Severe Weather Warnings worldwide

Storms, heavy rain, hail and damaging wind — covered for 188 countries. Severe weather warnings are issued by a national meteorological service when wind gusts, thunderstorms, hail or heavy rain are expected to reach a level that can damage buildings, interrupt transport or endanger people outdoors.

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What counts as a severe weather warnings

Severe weather warnings are issued by a national meteorological service when wind gusts, thunderstorms, hail or heavy rain are expected to reach a level that can damage buildings, interrupt transport or endanger people outdoors. Warning levels differ by country, but almost all of them scale from an advisory up to a red or extreme level with instructions to stay indoors.

If a warning is active

• Postpone exposed activities such as roofing, scaffolding or boat trips.
• Secure loose objects on balconies, terraces and building sites.
• Keep a charged phone, a torch and a battery or wind-up radio ready.

Sources used for this category

Open-Meteo, NOAA NWS, Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), MeteoAlarm. Waarning reads these public feeds directly in your browser; the official warning always keeps the name of the authority that issued it.

Frequently asked questions

Other warning categories

• Heat Warnings
• Cold and Snow Warnings
• Drought Warnings
• Air Quality Warnings
• Coastal and Marine Warnings
• Space Weather Warnings

Generated 2026-10-12.