Alert archive / Iowa / 2013
Weather alerts in Iowa, February 2013
52 weather alerts in February 2013, 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 February 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 52
- Warnings
- 7
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest day
- February 18, 20138 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 7:22 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Clay, Dickinson, Osceola | 5 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:28 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, Winneshiek | 26 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:48 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:06 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:17 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin and 12 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola | 44 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:31 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Plymouth and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 9, 11:53 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 10, 12:32 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson | 7 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:32 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 30 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 10, 7:28 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 10, 8:38 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:11 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:54 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Harrison, Monona | 20 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:45 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Emmet, Hancock and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 78 min |
| Feb 18, 11:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 83 min |
| Feb 18, 2:51 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux | 42 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 49 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:16 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell | 21 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:21 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt and 6 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:03 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:36 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:01 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:20 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:18 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell | 18 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:36 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 60 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:44 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:02 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 49 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:46 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and 1 more | 49 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee | 52 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:17 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque and 12 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:17 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Clinton, Jackson, Scott | 48 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:02 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Monona | 36 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:37 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:24 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury | 14 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:09 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Shelby | 5 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:18 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:56 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson and 8 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:45 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Lucas, Mahaska and 5 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:17 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet and 14 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:22 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa and 12 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:30 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 11 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Clarke and 22 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:15 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Black Hawk, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur and 18 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:22 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Montgomery, Page | 14 hr |
| Feb 26, 10:06 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Cass, Dallas and 8 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:19 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek | 25 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 | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 7 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 7 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 15 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Howard County10
- Butler County10
- Cerro Gordo County10
- Franklin County10
- Hancock County10
- Worth County10
- Allamakee County9
- Clayton County9
- Winneshiek County9
- Chickasaw County9
- Floyd County9
- Mitchell County9
- Black Hawk County9
- Bremer County9
- Grundy County9
- Kossuth County9
- Winnebago County9
- Fayette County8
- Hardin County8
- Humboldt County8
- Wright County8
- Emmet County8
- Palo Alto County8
- Jefferson County8
- Clay County7
- Hamilton County7
- Monona County7
- Pocahontas County7
- Jackson County7
- Wapello County7
- Des Moines County7
- Henry County7
- Lee County7
- Van Buren County7
- Dickinson County6
- Osceola County6
- Webster County6
- Harrison County6
- Shelby County6
- Buena Vista County6
59 more counties
- O'Brien County6
- Benton County6
- Buchanan County6
- Delaware County6
- Dubuque County6
- Jones County6
- Linn County6
- Dallas County6
- Mahaska County6
- Marion County6
- Cedar County6
- Clinton County6
- Johnson County6
- Keokuk County6
- Louisa County6
- Muscatine County6
- Scott County6
- Washington County6
- Appanoose County6
- Davis County6
- Monroe County6
- Ringgold County6
- Wayne County6
- Fremont County5
- Mills County5
- Montgomery County5
- Page County5
- Pottawattamie County5
- Lyon County5
- Cherokee County5
- Ida County5
- Plymouth County5
- Sioux County5
- Woodbury County5
- Boone County5
- Calhoun County5
- Jasper County5
- Marshall County5
- Polk County5
- Poweshiek County5
- Sac County5
- Story County5
- Tama County5
- Iowa County5
- Clarke County5
- Decatur County5
- Lucas County5
- Madison County5
- Union County5
- Audubon County4
- Carroll County4
- Crawford County4
- Greene County4
- Guthrie County4
- Adair County4
- Adams County4
- Taylor County4
- Warren County4
- Cass 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.