Alert archive / Iowa / 2006
Weather alerts in Iowa, August 2006
105 weather alerts in August 2006, 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 August 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 105
- Warnings
- 54
- Watches
- 18
- Advisories
- 1
- Busiest day
- August 10, 200626 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 3:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth and 7 more | 27 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Monona, Plymouth, Woodbury | 117 min |
| Aug 1, 3:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ARX | Mitchell | 15 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Harrison, Ida and 7 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 40 min |
| Aug 1, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon | 44 min |
| Aug 1, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Osceola | 24 min |
| Aug 1, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon, Osceola | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Plymouth | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Dickinson, Osceola | 61 min |
| Aug 1, 7:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo and 30 more | 118 min |
| Aug 1, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Plymouth | 37 min |
| Aug 1, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet | 34 min |
| Aug 1, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet | 31 min |
| Aug 1, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay | 48 min |
| Aug 1, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Dickinson | 27 min |
| Aug 1, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Palo Alto | 37 min |
| Aug 1, 9:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Emmet | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 10:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Kossuth, Palo Alto | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 10:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Crawford | 38 min |
| Aug 1, 11:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Pocahontas | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 11:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw and 11 more | 54 min |
| Aug 2, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo | 25 min |
| Aug 2, 1:16 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek | 119 min |
| Aug 2, 12:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Taylor | 119 min |
| Aug 2, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor, Wayne | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Decatur, Fremont, Page, Ringgold, Taylor, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Jackson | 113 min |
| Aug 2, 7:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Davis, Decatur, Henry, Jefferson, Lee and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne | 23 min |
| Aug 5, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 8:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Harrison and 11 more | 85 min |
| Aug 5, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Plymouth, Woodbury | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 1:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Cass, Clarke and 15 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Cass, Clarke and 15 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Henry and 15 more | 85 min |
| Aug 7, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose | 49 min |
| Aug 10, 2:15 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll and 15 more | 90 min |
| Aug 10, 2:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass and 15 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 49 min |
| Aug 10, 3:14 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar and 26 more | 91 min |
| Aug 10, 3:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Woodbury | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 3:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Ida, Woodbury | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 4:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Crawford | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 4:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Tama | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Sac | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 4:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Ida | 16 min |
| Aug 10, 4:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Carroll | 52 min |
| Aug 10, 4:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Linn | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 4:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hamilton | 53 min |
| Aug 10, 5:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Iowa, Johnson | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Greene | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 5:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Jones, Linn | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 5:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Hardin | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 5:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone | 36 min |
| Aug 10, 5:45 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cedar, Clinton, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott | 90 min |
| Aug 10, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Story | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 6:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 6:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Clinton, Jackson | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Hamilton, Webster | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lyon | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Monona, Plymouth, Sioux, Woodbury | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:07 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Monona, Plymouth, Woodbury | 53 min |
| Aug 13, 1:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Jasper and 10 more | 92 min |
| Aug 13, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Warren | 38 min |
| Aug 13, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Jasper | 61 min |
| Aug 13, 4:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Clarke | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska | 57 min |
| Aug 13, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Keokuk | 55 min |
| Aug 13, 6:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa and 2 more | 56 min |
| Aug 13, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Van Buren | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 54 min |
| Aug 13, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Van Buren | 39 min |
| Aug 13, 8:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Davis, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee and 3 more | 67 min |
| Aug 18, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Taylor | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 3:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Wayne | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 1:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Harrison, Monona | 113 min |
| Aug 18, 4:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Davis and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:10 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 23, 1:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Winneshiek | 88 min |
| Aug 23, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Clayton, Winneshiek | 7 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee | 115 min |
| Aug 24, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek | 9 hr |
| Aug 24, 5:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lyon | 54 min |
| Aug 24, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux | 4 hr |
| Aug 24, 6:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek | 87 min |
| Aug 24, 9:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clay and 20 more | 97 min |
| Aug 24, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Worth | 61 min |
| Aug 24, 11:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clay, Clayton, Dickinson, Emmet and 8 more | 96 min |
| Aug 24, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 25, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Howard, Mitchell | 44 min |
| Aug 25, 2:27 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 5:05 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Benton, Buchanan, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque and 5 more | 55 min |
| Aug 25, 1:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Scott | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 6:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clinton, Jackson | 2 hr |
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 | 48 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 10 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 32 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lyon County13
- Woodbury County13
- Allamakee County12
- Osceola County11
- Plymouth County11
- Monona County11
- Winneshiek County11
- Taylor County11
- Dickinson County10
- Mitchell County10
- Clay County9
- Ida County9
- Howard County9
- Jackson County9
- Ringgold County9
- Wayne County9
- Buena Vista County8
- Cherokee County8
- O'Brien County8
- Sioux County8
- Emmet County8
- Worth County8
- Clinton County8
- Jasper County8
- Linn County8
- Appanoose County8
- Decatur County8
- Clarke County8
- Pocahontas County7
- Chickasaw County7
- Fayette County7
- Clayton County7
- Benton County7
- Cedar County7
- Dubuque County7
- Jones County7
- Scott County7
- Davis County7
- Van Buren County7
- Adair County7
59 more counties
- Madison County7
- Warren County7
- Keokuk County7
- Washington County7
- Calhoun County6
- Cerro Gordo County6
- Hancock County6
- Humboldt County6
- Kossuth County6
- Palo Alto County6
- Sac County6
- Webster County6
- Winnebago County6
- Wright County6
- Crawford County6
- Franklin County6
- Buchanan County6
- Delaware County6
- Iowa County6
- Johnson County6
- Henry County6
- Jefferson County6
- Lee County6
- Wapello County6
- Lucas County6
- Dallas County6
- Story County6
- Union County6
- Louisa County6
- Harrison County5
- Floyd County5
- Hamilton County5
- Tama County5
- Page County5
- Monroe County5
- Pottawattamie County5
- Adams County5
- Boone County5
- Cass County5
- Polk County5
- Muscatine County5
- Mahaska County5
- Marion County5
- Bremer County4
- Butler County4
- Carroll County4
- Marshall County4
- Poweshiek County4
- Fremont County4
- Audubon County4
- Guthrie County4
- Des Moines County4
- Shelby County3
- Montgomery County3
- Greene County3
- Black Hawk County3
- Grundy County3
- Hardin County3
- Mills County2
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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.