Alert archive / Iowa / 1997
Weather alerts in Iowa, June 1997
171 weather alerts in June 1997, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in June 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 171
- Warnings
- 154
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- June 21, 199753 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Floyd | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 37 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 1:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Butler | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Grundy | 30 min |
| Jun 5, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Mitchell | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Howard | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marshall | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Mitchell | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd | 59 min |
| Jun 5, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin | 29 min |
| Jun 5, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hardin | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas | 29 min |
| Jun 5, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wayne | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Scott | 63 min |
| Jun 11, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Pottawattamie | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Shelby | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Shelby | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 1:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 51 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Allamakee | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winneshiek | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Page | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clayton, Fayette | 69 min |
| Jun 15, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Benton, Cedar, Clarke and 39 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Tama | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton | 63 min |
| Jun 15, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Benton | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Linn | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Harrison, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 8:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Hancock, Wright | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Delaware, Jones, Linn | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Linn | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jones | 46 min |
| Jun 15, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jones | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Clinton | 61 min |
| Jun 15, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jackson | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 10:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Jackson, Jones | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Jackson, Jones | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Jackson | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Jones | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Van Buren | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Jefferson | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Winneshiek | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Pottawattamie, Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cass | 32 min |
| Jun 20, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Cass and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Cass | 50 min |
| Jun 20, 2:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Plymouth | 29 min |
| Jun 20, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 53 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Lyon and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Webster | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 5:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Wright | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 5:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hardin | 32 min |
| Jun 20, 5:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon, Sioux | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 6:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Grundy | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Sioux | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 6:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 7:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler | 35 min |
| Jun 20, 8:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | O'Brien, Osceola | 32 min |
| Jun 20, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Warren | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Woodbury | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Ida | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Woodbury | 35 min |
| Jun 20, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll and 33 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wright | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Webster | 35 min |
| Jun 20, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Plymouth | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin | 30 min |
| Jun 20, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin | 34 min |
| Jun 20, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd | 57 min |
| Jun 20, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Harrison, Monona | 62 min |
| Jun 20, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 63 min |
| Jun 20, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hardin | 32 min |
| Jun 20, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Grundy | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler and 20 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Grundy, Hardin | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Fayette | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 12:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 12:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Buchanan | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton | 61 min |
| Jun 21, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Mills | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clayton, Fayette | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 1:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Mills | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 1:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Delaware, Linn | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Montgomery, Page | 65 min |
| Jun 21, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk and 54 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Cass | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 1:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jones | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 1:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Iowa, Johnson | 65 min |
| Jun 21, 2:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clayton | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clinton, Jackson, Scott | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jackson | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 2:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Warren | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 2:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Polk, Warren | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Marion | 29 min |
| Jun 21, 3:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Monroe | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 3:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wapello | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Keokuk | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 4:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Washington | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 4:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jefferson | 65 min |
| Jun 21, 4:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Henry, Louisa | 61 min |
| Jun 21, 4:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Muscatine | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 4:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | Jones | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 4:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 4:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Des Moines | 49 min |
| Jun 21, 5:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Jackson | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Webster | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Webster | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Humboldt | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hancock | 47 min |
| Jun 22, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hancock, Winnebago | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Floyd | 72 min |
| Jun 22, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Winnebago | 29 min |
| Jun 22, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Grundy | 30 min |
| Jun 22, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler | 47 min |
| Jun 22, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hancock | 34 min |
| Jun 22, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Mitchell | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 10:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hancock, Wright | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 10:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Butler | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Howard | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Buchanan | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton | 63 min |
| Jun 23, 1:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Sac | 43 min |
| Jun 24, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton and 71 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Pottawattamie | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dallas, Guthrie | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Bremer | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marshall, Story | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dallas | 40 min |
| Jun 24, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Union | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke | 47 min |
| Jun 24, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas | 34 min |
| Jun 28, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 2:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Harrison | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Shelby | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Pottawattamie | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Linn | 62 min |
| Jun 29, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Harrison | 33 min |
| Jun 29, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Shelby | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 5:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Linn | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Page | 62 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 128 |
| Tornado Warning | 14 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 15 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 12 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Franklin County16
- Butler County15
- Grundy County14
- Hancock County13
- Hardin County13
- Wright County13
- Floyd County12
- Clayton County12
- Fayette County12
- Linn County12
- Webster County12
- Shelby County12
- Allamakee County11
- Jones County11
- Benton County10
- Black Hawk County10
- Chickasaw County10
- Dallas County10
- Greene County10
- Hamilton County10
- Mitchell County10
- Winneshiek County10
- Pottawattamie County10
- Dubuque County10
- Bremer County9
- Calhoun County9
- Howard County9
- Humboldt County9
- Jasper County9
- Marshall County9
- Palo Alto County9
- Pocahontas County9
- Polk County9
- Story County9
- Jackson County9
- Harrison County9
- Audubon County8
- Boone County8
- Buchanan County8
- Carroll County8
59 more counties
- Cerro Gordo County8
- Delaware County8
- Guthrie County8
- Kossuth County8
- Tama County8
- Lucas County8
- Cass County8
- Warren County8
- Winnebago County8
- Buena Vista County7
- Poweshiek County7
- Sac County7
- Adair County7
- Clarke County7
- Page County7
- Worth County7
- Monona County7
- Clay County6
- Wayne County6
- Adams County6
- Fremont County6
- Madison County6
- Mills County6
- Montgomery County6
- Union County6
- Iowa County6
- Johnson County6
- Emmet County6
- Lyon County6
- Plymouth County6
- Scott County5
- Decatur County5
- Marion County5
- Ringgold County5
- Henry County5
- Jefferson County5
- Cherokee County5
- O'Brien County5
- Sioux County5
- Woodbury County5
- Taylor County4
- Cedar County4
- Clinton County4
- Des Moines County4
- Keokuk County4
- Louisa County4
- Mahaska County4
- Monroe County4
- Van Buren County4
- Wapello County4
- Washington County4
- Crawford County4
- Dickinson County4
- Ida County4
- Osceola County4
- Appanoose County3
- Davis County3
- Lee County3
- Muscatine County3
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.