Alert archive / Iowa / 2013
Weather alerts in Iowa, July 2013
107 weather alerts in July 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 July 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 107
- Warnings
- 54
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 8
- Busiest day
- July 23, 201322 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Marion | 54 min |
| Jul 2, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Keokuk | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Polk | 21 min |
| Jul 2, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Wayne | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Montgomery | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Warren | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Union | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Keokuk | 75 min |
| Jul 2, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur | 35 min |
| Jul 7, 5:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Ida and 8 more | 115 min |
| Jul 7, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Plymouth, Woodbury | 57 min |
| Jul 7, 9:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass and 28 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cherokee, Plymouth, Woodbury | 57 min |
| Jul 8, 3:09 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Cass and 12 more | 27 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:20 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin and 13 more | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 8:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | Delaware | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Clayton | 119 min |
| Jul 9, 9:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Jones, Linn | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 10:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Linn | 63 min |
| Jul 13, 12:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Winnebago, Worth | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 12:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Floyd | 9 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Winnebago, Worth | 15 hr |
| Jul 16, 11:51 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 3 days |
| Jul 17, 3:02 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 64 hr |
| Jul 19, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Monroe | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Johnson | 23 min |
| Jul 19, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Johnson | 22 min |
| Jul 19, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Monroe, Wapello | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Muscatine | 27 min |
| Jul 19, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Muscatine | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Washington | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Muscatine, Scott | 40 min |
| Jul 19, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Louisa | 39 min |
| Jul 21, 11:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Warren | 51 min |
| Jul 21, 1:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Lucas | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Guthrie | 34 min |
| Jul 21, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 57 min |
| Jul 21, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Guthrie | 49 min |
| Jul 21, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Pottawattamie | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Mills, Pottawattamie | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Mills, Pottawattamie | 48 min |
| Jul 22, 3:33 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 4 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet and 12 more | 97 min |
| Jul 22, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista and 55 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Worth | 51 min |
| Jul 22, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock | 48 min |
| Jul 22, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Mitchell | 46 min |
| Jul 22, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Wright | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Howard, Mitchell | 48 min |
| Jul 22, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 53 min |
| Jul 22, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Wright | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin | 48 min |
| Jul 22, 5:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Audubon, Boone, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler and 26 more | 60 min |
| Jul 22, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright | 48 min |
| Jul 22, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy, Tama | 55 min |
| Jul 22, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 22, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Harrison | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Linn | 44 min |
| Jul 22, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Harrison, Pottawattamie | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story and 1 more | 66 min |
| Jul 22, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Linn | 47 min |
| Jul 22, 7:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Harrison | 24 min |
| Jul 22, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Johnson and 2 more | 51 min |
| Jul 22, 7:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Audubon, Benton, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan and 33 more | 63 min |
| Jul 22, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Harrison | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Boone, Jasper, Marshall, Story | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Harrison | 9 min |
| Jul 22, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Pottawattamie, Shelby | 15 min |
| Jul 22, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Muscatine and 1 more | 44 min |
| Jul 22, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Dallas, Guthrie, Polk | 48 min |
| Jul 22, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Madison, Polk and 1 more | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 9:07 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Boone, Dallas, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie and 9 more | 98 min |
| Jul 22, 9:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Scott | 67 min |
| Jul 22, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Warren | 50 min |
| Jul 22, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Page | 30 min |
| Jul 22, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Page | 24 min |
| Jul 23, 6:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Fremont | 31 min |
| Jul 23, 7:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Page | 27 min |
| Jul 23, 7:46 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fremont, Page, Ringgold, Taylor | 89 min |
| Jul 25, 12:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Hancock and 15 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buena Vista and 42 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Howard, Winneshiek | 49 min |
| Jul 25, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago | 40 min |
| Jul 25, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock | 45 min |
| Jul 25, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Harrison, Ida and 9 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster | 48 min |
| Jul 25, 5:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Hancock | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Woodbury | 39 min |
| Jul 25, 6:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buena Vista and 41 more | 93 min |
| Jul 25, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 1 more | 62 min |
| Jul 25, 7:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Delaware and 24 more | 116 min |
| Jul 25, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Monona | 37 min |
| Jul 25, 7:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Crawford, Harrison, Ida, Monona, Woodbury | 56 min |
| Jul 25, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Linn | 56 min |
| Jul 25, 8:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Buchanan, Calhoun, Delaware and 13 more | 54 min |
| Jul 30, 3:40 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 17 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 | 49 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 14 |
| Special Weather Statement | 25 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Woodbury County15
- Cerro Gordo County14
- Monona County13
- Hancock County13
- Harrison County13
- Delaware County13
- Linn County13
- Cherokee County12
- Ida County12
- Boone County12
- Hamilton County12
- Wright County12
- Franklin County12
- Buchanan County12
- Benton County12
- Plymouth County11
- Webster County11
- Hardin County11
- Buena Vista County10
- Audubon County10
- Greene County10
- Guthrie County10
- Humboldt County10
- Pocahontas County10
- Pottawattamie County10
- Worth County10
- Crawford County9
- Grundy County9
- Clay County8
- O'Brien County8
- Osceola County8
- Sioux County8
- Calhoun County8
- Carroll County8
- Sac County8
- Shelby County8
- Marshall County8
- Story County8
- Jones County8
- Winnebago County8
59 more counties
- Howard County8
- Cedar County8
- Jackson County8
- Johnson County8
- Muscatine County8
- Scott County8
- Polk County7
- Warren County7
- Madison County7
- Dickinson County7
- Lyon County7
- Palo Alto County7
- Fremont County7
- Page County7
- Butler County7
- Dubuque County7
- Allamakee County7
- Clayton County7
- Floyd County7
- Mitchell County7
- Winneshiek County7
- Keokuk County6
- Emmet County6
- Kossuth County6
- Mills County6
- Chickasaw County6
- Fayette County6
- Clinton County6
- Iowa County6
- Tama County6
- Clarke County5
- Dallas County5
- Henry County5
- Jefferson County5
- Louisa County5
- Washington County5
- Jasper County5
- Black Hawk County5
- Bremer County5
- Montgomery County4
- Des Moines County4
- Van Buren County4
- Monroe County4
- Mahaska County3
- Marion County3
- Union County3
- Decatur County3
- Cass County3
- Adair County3
- Ringgold County3
- Taylor County3
- Lee County3
- Wapello County3
- Lucas County3
- Poweshiek County3
- Wayne County2
- Adams County2
- Appanoose County2
- Davis 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.