Ohio: QUIET No active NWS alerts returned by weather.gov at generation time. Continue routine monitoring for fast-changing heat, storms, rainfall, and local impacts.
American Red Cross · Central Atlantic
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Central Atlantic Situational Awareness
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No tropical cyclone formation expected in the Atlantic outlook period. 4 Central Atlantic geographies have active NWS alerts; highest current level is Warning in WV.
HighestWarningWV
Active Areas4 / 6WV, VA, MD, DE
NWS Alerts13WV, VA, DE
TropicsQuietNHC official outlook
Risk Overview
| Product | Status | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| NHC | Quiet | No tropical cyclone formation expected in the Atlantic outlook period. |
| Global Tropics Hazards Outlook | Quiet | Tropical formation outlook cached. Open the source for probability shading and dates. |
| GFS | Quiet | 2 AM EDT Jul 13 model panel cached for reference. NHC and CPC are the official sources. |
| Euro | Quiet | 8 PM EDT Jul 12 model panel cached for reference. NHC and CPC are the official sources. |
| Excessive Rainfall | Advisory | Flooding or heavy-rain related NWS alerts are active in WV, VA, MD. Use WPC ERO for the official day-by-day rainfall risk. |
| Active Fires & Potential | Advisory | 9 wildfires 10+ acres in Central Atlantic, 2 not fully contained (largest uncontained: Taylor Hollow, 92 acres, 0% contained, VA). NIFC 7-day fire potential outlook cached for reference. |
| Extreme Heat | Warning | Heat-related NWS alerts are active in DE. Check local NWS offices and HeatRisk for timing and severity. |
| SPC | Advisory | SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook: General Thunderstorms Risk (KY, OH, VA, WV). Open SPC for the categorical map and forecast discussion. |
| PowerOutage.us | Quiet | Open live dashboard for current outage counts. |
SPC Convective Outlook — Central Atlantic Lookahead
Day 1 · TodayAdvisoryGeneral Thunderstorms Risk (KY, OH, VA, WV)
Day 2 · TomorrowAdvisoryGeneral Thunderstorms Risk (KY)
Day 3AdvisoryGeneral Thunderstorms Risk (KY, VA)
Categorical severe-thunderstorm risk from the Storm Prediction Center, limited to Central Atlantic states. The Day 1 map is shown; open SPC for the full national maps and discussion.
Central Atlantic Alert Map
Mapped Alert Summary
| Area | Level | Active Alerts | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | Quiet | 0 | None returned |
| West Virginia | Warning | 1 | Flood Watch |
| Kentucky | Quiet | 0 | None returned |
| Virginia | Warning | 8 | Beach Hazards Statement, Coastal Flood Advisory, Coastal Flood Statement, Flood Advisory, Flood Watch |
| Maryland | Advisory | 3 | Coastal Flood Advisory, Coastal Flood Statement, Test Message |
| Delaware | Warning | 1 | Extreme Heat Watch |
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Tropical
NHC Atlantic Outlook
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Tropical
CPC Global Tropics Hazards Outlook
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Model
GFS North Atlantic Model Guidance
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Source time: 2 AM EDT Jul 13
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Model
ECMWF North Atlantic Model Guidance
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Rainfall
WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlook
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Fire
7-Day Significant Fire Potential
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Severe
SPC Convective Outlook
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Infrastructure
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Watch Items
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- Use the map as current alert context, not as a replacement for local NWS warning text.
5-Day Outlook For July 13, 2026
State-by-State Threats
West Virginia: WARNING Flood Watch currently returned by weather.gov. Monitor local NWS updates for timing and affected counties.
Active Alerts:
- WARNING: Flood Watch
Kentucky: QUIET No active NWS alerts returned by weather.gov at generation time. Continue routine monitoring for fast-changing heat, storms, rainfall, and local impacts.
Virginia: WARNING Beach Hazards Statement, Coastal Flood Advisory, Coastal Flood Statement currently returned by weather.gov. Monitor local NWS updates for timing and affected counties.
Active Alerts:
- WARNING: Flood Watch
- WARNING: Coastal Flood Advisory
- WARNING: Flood Advisory
Maryland: ADVISORY Coastal Flood Advisory, Coastal Flood Statement, Test Message currently returned by weather.gov. Monitor local NWS updates for timing and affected counties.
Active Alerts:
- ADVISORY: Test Message
- ADVISORY: Coastal Flood Advisory
- ADVISORY: Coastal Flood Statement
Delaware: WARNING Extreme Heat Watch currently returned by weather.gov. Monitor local NWS updates for timing and affected counties.
Active Alerts:
- WARNING: Extreme Heat Watch
Wildfires
Wildfires 10+ acres in Central Atlantic states from the National Interagency Fire Center (WFIGS), largest first. On the map, marker size is acreage and color is containment (red = not fully contained, green = contained). Fire potential is in the Risk Overview.
WV
Old House Branch
Mingo County, WV
1,000 acres · 100% contained
WV
Slate Branch
Mingo County, WV
500 acres · 100% contained
WV
Upper Trace Branch
McDowell County, WV
348 acres · 100% contained
WV
Low Gap Hollow
Wayne County, WV
308 acres · 100% contained
MD
Wango
Wicomico County, MD
241 acres · 100% contained
WV
Little Slate Creek
McDowell County, WV
152 acres · 100% contained
WV
Cabin Creek Red Warrior
Kanawha County, WV
109 acres · 100% contained
VA
Taylor Hollow
Rockbridge County, VA
92 acres · 0% contained
MD
Mulch
Talbot County, MD
16 acres · Containment not listed
State & Territory Emergency Management
Each Central Atlantic state and territory emergency-management agency publishes its own situation reports (SitReps) and updates. These are direct links to the official agency pages for local detail this brief does not pull automatically.