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There are no serious national events at this time.

Active military conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, combined with severe global trade disruption and supply chain vulnerabilities, are creating cascading risks to US economic stability and civilian preparedness. Financial markets show significant stress while localized fire weather and seismic hazards persist domestically.

LAST UPDATED 03-26-2026 @ 10:01PM (CDT)

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Urgent

The most severe events and alerts

warn Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Effective 9 min ago Southern View, IL (Sangamon County) US

warn Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Effective 11 min ago Charleston, IL (Coles County) US

warn Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Effective 14 min ago Martinsville, IL (Clark County) US

warn Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Effective 23 min ago Charleston, IL (Coles County) US

warn Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Effective 44 min ago Charleston, IL (Coles County) US

warn U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Midwest is up 8.576481%, currently at 3.684

Effective 28 min ago ---

Alerts

The most recent alerts

watc Fire Weather Watch

Greenfield, IA
Effective 6 min ago Expires in 8 hr

watc Fire Weather Watch

Boone, IA
Effective 6 min ago Expires in 8 hr

watc Tornado Watch

Connersville, IN
Effective 6 min ago Expires in 58 min

warn Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Southern View, IL
Effective 9 min ago Expires in 1 min

advi Small Craft Advisory

Juneau, AK
Effective 10 min ago Expires in 12 hr

Events

The most recent events

ok M 2.8 - 9 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii

Laupāhoehoe, HI Effective 39 min ago

Financial

The latest global financial data
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - National
3.961
6.48%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - East Coast
3.785
5.81%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - New England
3.727
5.34%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Central Atlantic
3.855
6.73%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Lower Atlantic
3.756
5.33%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Midwest
3.684
8.58%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Gulf Coast
3.604
5.63%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Rocky Mountain
3.85
5.86%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - West Coast
5.262
5.51%
US EIA
Cardano (ADA)
0.2555
0.35%
Coinbase
Bitcoin (BTC)
68974.19
0.30%
Coinbase
Dogecoin (DOGE)
0.09245
0.51%
Coinbase
Ethereum (ETH)
2071.24
0.61%
Coinbase
Solana (SOL)
86.7
0.27%
Coinbase
DOW
45960.11
-1.01%
Yahoo Finance
FTSE 100
9972.17
-1.33%
Yahoo Finance
DAX
22612.97
-1.50%
Yahoo Finance
S&P 500
6477.16
-1.74%
Yahoo Finance
Nikkei
53141.91
-0.86%
Yahoo Finance
Volatility Index
27.44
8.33%
Yahoo Finance
Crude Oil
93.15
-1.41%
Yahoo Finance
Gold
4423.4
1.08%
Yahoo Finance
DOW Futures
46391
0.35%
Yahoo Finance
Cryptocurrency markets experienced notable declines with Cardano (ADA) down 6.17%, Solana (SOL) down 5.70%, Ethereum (ETH) down 5.10%, Dogecoin (DOGE) down 4.48%, and Bitcoin (BTC) down 3.81%, reflecting broader market sentiment shift. Equity indices declined moderately with the S&P 500 down 1.74%, DAX down 1.50%, FTSE 100 down 1.33%, and DOW down 1.01%, while the Volatility Index increased 8.33% to 27.44 indicating elevated market uncertainty. Gasoline prices surged significantly across all US regions, with increases ranging from 5.3% to 8.6%, with the Midwest experiencing the highest increase at 8.58% and West Coast prices reaching 5.262 per gallon. Crude oil declined 1.26% to 93.29 per barrel while gold remained relatively stable with a modest 0.38% increase.

Data

The latest global data
The Kyrgyz Republic
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Australia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Georgia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Latvia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Geomagnetic Storm
none
NOAA SWPC
Radio Blackout
none
NOAA SWPC
Solar Radiation
none
NOAA SWPC
Singapore
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Slovakia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ireland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Venezuela
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Togo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Finland
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Oman
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Saudi Arabia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
The Gambia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Belize
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Azerbaijan
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Guatemala
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Kuwait
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Lesotho
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Turkey
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Current DEFCON Level
DEFCON 4 - BLUE
DEFCON Warning System
North Macedonia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Angola
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
United Arab Emirates
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cyprus
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Pakistan
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bahrain
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Jordan
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Qatar
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Iraq
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
International travel advisories for monitored countries including Australia, Georgia, Latvia, Singapore, and Slovakia remain at Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions), indicating no elevated safety concerns for US citizens abroad. Space weather conditions are stable with no active geomagnetic storms, radio blackouts, or solar radiation events reported. Overall global security posture shows no significant geopolitical or environmental hazards affecting US citizen safety at the national level.

Headlines

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Multiple active conflicts—centered on Iran and Ukraine—are creating unprecedented global economic disruption and military escalation risks.

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