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There are no serious national events at this time.

Active US-Iran military confrontation with explicit war threats and collapsed diplomacy poses substantial near-term escalation risk to global stability. Domestic weather threats remain manageable with regional impacts, and volcanic-seismic activity is concentrated in monitored tectonically active zones with no global catastrophic implications indicated.

LAST UPDATED 04-21-2026 @ 08:30AM (CDT)

World Clock

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Washington, D.C.

09:30AM

Los Angeles

06:30AM

London

02:30PM

Moscow

04:30PM

Beijing

09:30PM

Urgent

The most severe events and alerts

Alerts

The most recent alerts

watc Fire Weather Watch

Fort Thompson, SD
Effective 9 min ago Expires in 8 hr

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 11 min ago Expires in 1 min

advi Flood Advisory

Jacksboro, TX
Effective 20 min ago Expires in 2 hr

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 21 min ago Expires in 11 min

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD
Effective 31 min ago Expires in 21 min

Events

The most recent events

ok M 2.6 - 4 km WSW of Pāhala, Hawaii

Pāhala, HI Effective 38 min ago

ok M 2.5 - 15 km NE of Little Lake, CA

Inyokern, CA Effective 47 min ago

Financial

The latest global financial data
Cardano (ADA)
0.2486
0.24%
Coinbase
Bitcoin (BTC)
76028.01
0.22%
Coinbase
Dogecoin (DOGE)
0.09501
-0.25%
Coinbase
Ethereum (ETH)
2307.32
-0.32%
Coinbase
Solana (SOL)
85.48
0.20%
Coinbase
DOW
49442.56
-0.01%
Yahoo Finance
FTSE 100
10559.63
-0.47%
Yahoo Finance
DAX
24438.37
0.08%
Yahoo Finance
S&P 500
7109.14
-0.24%
Yahoo Finance
Nikkei
59349.17
0.89%
Yahoo Finance
Volatility Index
19.02
0.79%
Yahoo Finance
Crude Oil
87.17
-0.29%
Yahoo Finance
Gold
4787.5
-0.86%
Yahoo Finance
DOW Futures
49880
0.49%
Yahoo Finance
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - National
4.123
0.07%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - East Coast
3.954
-1.15%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - New England
3.965
0.51%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Central Atlantic
4.093
0.17%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Lower Atlantic
3.864
-2.45%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Midwest
3.886
3.05%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Gulf Coast
3.741
-1.21%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Rocky Mountain
3.895
0.05%
US EIA
U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - West Coast
5.377
-0.35%
US EIA
Financial markets show modest declines with the S&P 500 down 0.24%, the Dow down 0.01%, and the FTSE 100 down 0.14%, while the DAX and Nikkei posted modest gains of 0.39% and 0.89% respectively. Cryptocurrency markets remain relatively stable with Bitcoin up 0.68%, Ethereum up 0.11%, and Cardano up 1.01%. Energy and fuel markets show mixed signals with crude oil up 0.15% to $87.55 per barrel and US regular gasoline prices varying regionally, with the Midwest experiencing the largest increase of 3.05%. Gold prices have declined 0.40% to $4,809.40, and the Volatility Index remains near normal levels at 18.89, up only 0.11%.

Data

The latest global data
Togo
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Singapore
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
The Kyrgyz Republic
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Cuba
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Australia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Georgia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nicaragua
Level 3
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
Haiti
Level 4
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Hungary
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Mauritius
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Trinidad and Tobago
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Barbados
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Bermuda
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Oman
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Oman
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Luxembourg
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nigeria
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
São Tomé and Príncipe
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Costa Rica
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Ethiopia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Estonia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Nepal
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Colombia
Level 3
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Current DEFCON Level
DEFCON 4 - BLUE
DEFCON Warning System
Gabon
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Gabon
Level 2
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Malaysia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
Slovakia
Level 1
US Dept. of State - Travel Advisories
International travel advisories indicate that Nicaragua maintains a Level 3 'Reconsider Travel' designation, representing the highest alert level for US civilian travel. Togo and Cuba both carry Level 2 'Exercise Increased Caution' advisories, suggesting moderate risk factors in these destinations. The majority of monitored countries, including Singapore, Australia, Georgia, and Latvia, remain at Level 1 with normal precaution guidelines. Space weather conditions are nominal with no active geomagnetic storms, radio blackouts, or solar radiation events reported, indicating stable ionospheric and magnetospheric conditions.

Headlines

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The US-Iran conflict threatens imminent escalation with active military operations, ceasefire expiration, and cascading global economic consequences.

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