Alert Pulse statistics · figures v3
Winter weather alerts in the United States, July 2026 – October 2026
From July 2026 through October 2026, 667 distinct winter weather alerts went out across the United States: 260 Freeze Warnings, 213 Winter Weather Advisories and 4 other kinds. They reached 1,210 counties in 37 states.
| Rank | State | Counties reached | County-alerts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 87 | 452 | |
| 2 | Nebraska | 93 | 407 | |
| 3 | Colorado | 64 | 365 | |
| 4 | Iowa | 93 | 356 | |
| 5 | Minnesota | 77 | 334 | |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 60 | 331 | |
| 7 | West Virginia | 55 | 309 | |
| 8 | North Dakota | 47 | 301 | |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 58 | 294 | |
| 10 | Kansas | 70 | 214 |
County-alerts count each winter weather alert once in every county it covered. Counts, not rates. Frozen November 3, 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.