Ohio: ADVISORY Frost Advisory currently returned by weather.gov. Monitor local NWS updates for timing and affected counties.
Active Alerts:
- ADVISORY: Frost Advisory
- ADVISORY: Frost Advisory
American Red Cross · Central Atlantic
Weather.gov checked at 11:15 AM EST, November 8, 2026.
Central Atlantic Situational Awareness
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No tropical cyclone formation expected in the Atlantic outlook period. 5 Central Atlantic geographies have active NWS alerts; highest current level is Advisory in OH.
HighestAdvisoryOH
Active Areas5 / 6OH, WV, KY, VA, MD
NWS Alerts11None returned
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 | 7 AM EST Nov 8 model panel cached for reference. NHC and CPC are the official sources. |
| Euro | Quiet | 1 AM EST Nov 8 model panel cached for reference. NHC and CPC are the official sources. |
| Excessive Rainfall | Quiet | No Central Atlantic flood-specific NWS alerts returned at generation time. Review WPC ERO for developing Day 1-5 risk areas. |
| Active Fires & Potential | Advisory | 1 wildfires 10+ acres in Central Atlantic, 1 not fully contained (largest uncontained: White Cliffs, 30 acres, 90% contained, KY). NIFC 7-day fire potential outlook cached for reference. |
| Extreme Heat | Quiet | No Central Atlantic heat-specific NWS alerts returned at generation time. Continue heat monitoring through local NWS offices. |
| SPC | Quiet | SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook shows no categorical risk area over Central Atlantic states today. Open SPC for the latest thunderstorm and severe outlook. |
| PowerOutage.us | Quiet | Open live dashboard for current outage counts. |
SPC Convective Outlook — Central Atlantic Lookahead
Day 1 · TodayQuietNo categorical risk area over Central Atlantic states.
Day 2 · TomorrowQuietNo categorical risk area over Central Atlantic states.
Day 3QuietNo categorical risk area over Central Atlantic states.
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 | Advisory | 2 | Frost Advisory |
| West Virginia | Advisory | 3 | Frost Advisory, Wind Advisory |
| Kentucky | Advisory | 4 | Frost Advisory |
| Virginia | Advisory | 1 | Frost Advisory |
| Maryland | Advisory | 1 | Test Message |
| Delaware | Quiet | 0 | None returned |
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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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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
PowerOutage.us
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Watch Items
- Treat GFS and ECMWF panels as model context only; official outlooks govern the briefing language.
- Use the map as current alert context, not as a replacement for local NWS warning text.
5-Day Outlook For November 8, 2026
State-by-State Threats
West Virginia: ADVISORY Frost Advisory, Wind Advisory currently returned by weather.gov. Monitor local NWS updates for timing and affected counties.
Active Alerts:
- ADVISORY: Wind Advisory
- ADVISORY: Frost Advisory
- ADVISORY: Wind Advisory
Kentucky: ADVISORY Frost Advisory currently returned by weather.gov. Monitor local NWS updates for timing and affected counties.
Active Alerts:
- ADVISORY: Frost Advisory
- ADVISORY: Frost Advisory
- ADVISORY: Frost Advisory
Virginia: ADVISORY Frost Advisory currently returned by weather.gov. Monitor local NWS updates for timing and affected counties.
Active Alerts:
- ADVISORY: Frost Advisory
Maryland: ADVISORY Test Message currently returned by weather.gov. Monitor local NWS updates for timing and affected counties.
Active Alerts:
- ADVISORY: Test Message
Delaware: QUIET No active NWS alerts returned by weather.gov at generation time. Continue routine monitoring for fast-changing heat, storms, rainfall, and local impacts.
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 the legend identifies containment; color-vision mode also changes marker shapes. Fire potential is in the Risk Overview.
KY
White Cliffs
Harlan County, KY
30 acres · 90% contained
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.
Central Atlantic Active Operations
Public aggregate snapshot of current Central Atlantic DROs, shelters, damage assessment, and cases. The scheduled Red Cross Notebook refreshes this alongside the report.
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