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District of Columbia Hazards
Live weather alerts, flooding, wildfires, drought and earthquakes in District of Columbia, with links to its disaster history.
Collected automatically and may be delayed. Not an official warning. In an emergency, call 911.
Weather alerts by hazard
No active National Weather Service alerts in District of Columbia.
Rivers at or near flood stage
No river gauges in District of Columbia are at or forecast to reach flood stage.
Active wildfires
No active wildfires reported in District of Columbia.
Drought
Drought statistics for District of Columbia are temporarily unavailable.
Earthquakes in the last 30 days
Magnitude 2.5 and up
No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in District of Columbia in the last 30 days.
History
NOAA records
Hurricanes and tropical storms
- Unnamed (1934)
Notable storms in the last 10 years
- Excessive Heat, District of Columbia (07/04/2026)
- Excessive Heat, District of Columbia (07/03/2026)
- Lightning, District of Columbia (08/05/2022), 3 deaths
- Thunderstorm Wind, District of Columbia (07/29/2023)
- Thunderstorm Wind, District of Columbia (07/01/2021)
- Thunderstorm Wind, District of Columbia (07/29/2023)