Weather alerts in Iowa, January 2009

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in January 2009. Tap one for its archive.

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
Jan 2, 3:55 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	29 hr
Jan 3, 3:24 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 5 more	26 hr
Jan 3, 3:48 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	24 hr
Jan 3, 3:51 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 34 more	20 hr
Jan 3, 10:23 AM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	10 hr
Jan 3, 3:46 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 4 more	10 hr
Jan 3, 6:16 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allamakee, Bremer, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd and 3 more	5 hr
Jan 3, 8:56 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Lyon	13 hr
Jan 8, 4:02 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux	24 hr
Jan 8, 2:37 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	23 hr
Jan 8, 3:11 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 9 more	48 hr
Jan 9, 9:32 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Adair, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll and 20 more	11 hr
Jan 10, 2:39 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DMX	Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Tama	6 hr
Jan 10, 3:04 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DVN	Benton, Cedar, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson and 2 more	9 hr
Jan 11, 3:24 AM CST	Blizzard Watch	ARX	Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell	24 hr
Jan 11, 3:57 AM CST	Blizzard Watch	DMX	Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 38 more	24 hr
Jan 11, 4:33 AM CST	Blizzard Watch	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 3 more	24 hr
Jan 11, 2:49 PM CST	Wind Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	13 hr
Jan 11, 2:50 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	30 hr
Jan 11, 2:58 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Plymouth, Woodbury	21 hr
Jan 11, 3:24 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 10 more	12 hr
Jan 11, 3:35 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	32 hr
Jan 11, 4:24 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	31 hr
Jan 12, 2:56 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	7 hr
Jan 12, 3:24 AM CST	Blizzard Watch	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 12 more	10 hr
Jan 12, 3:24 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	23 hr
Jan 12, 3:41 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	32 hr
Jan 12, 3:41 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek	20 hr
Jan 12, 4:00 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	DMX	Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 31 more	17 hr
Jan 12, 4:00 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DMX	Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 37 more	32 hr
Jan 12, 4:18 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Clay, Dickinson	16 hr
Jan 12, 9:20 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Clay, Dickinson	11 hr
Jan 12, 9:31 AM CST	Wind Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	11 hr
Jan 12, 10:56 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay and 23 more	6 hr
Jan 12, 1:06 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 10 more	11 hr
Jan 12, 2:41 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	5 hr
Jan 12, 3:24 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford and 16 more	8 hr
Jan 12, 6:27 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk and 89 more	4 hr
Jan 12, 6:40 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	11 hr
Jan 13, 2:45 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 12 more	12 hr
Jan 13, 3:15 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 13 more	36 hr
Jan 13, 3:38 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	25 hr
Jan 13, 3:55 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo and 26 more	24 hr
Jan 13, 10:42 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Clay, Dickinson, Osceola	11 hr
Jan 13, 3:17 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	33 hr
Jan 13, 6:12 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler and 44 more	4 hr
Jan 13, 11:38 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler and 35 more	4 hr
Jan 14, 3:39 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FSD	Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola	26 hr
Jan 14, 3:45 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	56 hr
Jan 14, 3:45 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren	11 hr
Jan 14, 3:50 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	DMX	Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 39 more	54 hr
Jan 14, 3:50 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun and 22 more	54 hr
Jan 14, 4:09 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	32 hr
Jan 14, 4:17 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	56 hr
Jan 14, 8:50 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 30 more	6 hr
Jan 16, 3:09 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones	9 hr
Jan 17, 7:38 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Dickinson, Osceola	3 hr
Jan 17, 4:48 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 13 more	7 hr
Jan 19, 6:41 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more	7 hr
Jan 23, 3:33 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	32 hr
Jan 23, 3:38 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DMX	Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 35 more	32 hr
Jan 23, 3:41 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	32 hr
Jan 23, 4:04 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 5 more	32 hr
Jan 23, 7:02 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 21 more	4 hr
Jan 23, 9:39 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 21 more	4 hr
Jan 23, 10:40 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson	4 hr
Jan 23, 2:15 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin and 10 more	4 hr
Jan 24, 3:12 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	39 hr
Jan 25, 3:34 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Carroll and 21 more	7 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
Mesoscale Discussion	5
Winter
Blizzard Warning	3
Winter Storm Warning	3
Blizzard Watch	4
Winter Storm Watch	1
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Winter Weather Advisory	29
Cold
Wind Chill Warning	4
Wind Chill Advisory	14
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	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.

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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.