Alert Pulse statistics · figures v2
Heat alerts in the United States, July 2026 – September 2026
From July 2026 through September 2026, 5,866 distinct heat alerts went out across the United States: 4,467 Heat Advisories, 1,237 Extreme Heat Warnings and 1 other kind. They reached 3,115 counties in 52 states and territories.
| Rank | State | Counties reached | County-alerts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 78 | 8,040 | |
| 2 | Texas | 247 | 7,388 | |
| 3 | Mississippi | 82 | 5,760 | |
| 4 | Missouri | 115 | 5,322 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 77 | 5,315 | |
| 6 | Arkansas | 75 | 4,917 | |
| 7 | Georgia | 153 | 4,063 | |
| 8 | Kansas | 105 | 3,879 | |
| 9 | Kentucky | 120 | 3,861 | |
| 10 | Louisiana | 64 | 3,717 |
County-alerts count each heat alert once in every county it covered. Counts, not rates. Frozen October 1, 2026.
Source: BePrepared Solutions, Alert Pulse statistics. Alert counts from FEMA IPAWS and National Weather Service feeds. Full method, every state and county, and the CSV are at the source.