Alert archive / Iowa / 2013
Weather alerts in Iowa, March 2013
77 weather alerts in March 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 March 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 77
- Warnings
- 32
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest day
- March 10, 201325 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:31 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Clay, Dickinson, Osceola | 36 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:16 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo and 19 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:39 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 13 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:45 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 59 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:30 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 54 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:33 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Woodbury | 48 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:03 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:18 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin and 11 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:18 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll and 21 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:54 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 35 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 6 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk and 6 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:20 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Davis and 23 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:39 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Woodbury | 11 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:39 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 46 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:39 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 42 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:17 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 28 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:40 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn | 11 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:32 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 40 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 4 days |
| Mar 9, 7:01 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 42 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:13 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Lyon | 14 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:22 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 4 days |
| Mar 9, 9:31 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Keokuk | 5 days |
| Mar 10, 4:06 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn | 17 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:08 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:21 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 25 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:21 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 30 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 10, 6:37 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 10, 7:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa, Johnson | 10 days |
| Mar 10, 7:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Johnson, Louisa, Washington | 6 days |
| Mar 10, 9:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 70 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 29 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 35 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee | 5 days |
| Mar 10, 11:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Jackson | 71 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 11 days |
| Mar 10, 1:12 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lyon, Osceola, Sioux | 4 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan and 42 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 8 days |
| Mar 10, 1:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 9 days |
| Mar 10, 2:32 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, Woodbury | 11 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Cedar, Jones, Linn | 41 hr |
| Mar 10, 6:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ARX | Mitchell | 15 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Cedar, Louisa, Muscatine | 7 days |
| Mar 10, 11:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Lee | 59 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:56 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Fayette, Winneshiek | 8 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Delaware, Jones | 41 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines | 6 days |
| Mar 11, 9:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 53 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 4 days |
| Mar 15, 12:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Cedar, Jones, Linn | 38 hr |
| Mar 16, 6:18 AM CDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton | 6 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:45 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 54 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:27 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:41 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:43 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:43 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet and 14 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 17, 8:15 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:55 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OAX | Monona | 14 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:34 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:36 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:46 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:02 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page | 25 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:59 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Davis and 12 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:34 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie | 26 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:22 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 34 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:14 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Black Hawk, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Grundy and 12 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 30, 11:29 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:42 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:56 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa and 7 more | 8 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 | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 23 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 7 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 10 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 20 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clay County12
- Clayton County11
- Black Hawk County11
- Jones County11
- Grundy County10
- Delaware County10
- Linn County10
- Allamakee County9
- Fayette County9
- Mitchell County9
- Winneshiek County9
- Bremer County9
- Butler County9
- Cerro Gordo County9
- Franklin County9
- Hamilton County9
- Hancock County9
- Hardin County9
- Marshall County9
- Palo Alto County9
- Tama County9
- Worth County9
- Buchanan County9
- Des Moines County9
- Johnson County9
- Louisa County9
- Dickinson County8
- Osceola County8
- Chickasaw County8
- Floyd County8
- Howard County8
- Boone County8
- Jasper County8
- Kossuth County8
- Story County8
- Webster County8
- Wright County8
- Benton County8
- Cedar County8
- Dubuque County8
59 more counties
- Washington County8
- Buena Vista County8
- Cherokee County8
- Marion County8
- Emmet County7
- Humboldt County7
- Pocahontas County7
- Poweshiek County7
- Winnebago County7
- Henry County7
- Jefferson County7
- Keokuk County7
- Ida County7
- Lyon County7
- Woodbury County7
- Clarke County7
- Mahaska County7
- Polk County7
- Warren County7
- Harrison County7
- Pottawattamie County7
- Lee County7
- Calhoun County6
- Iowa County6
- Jackson County6
- Muscatine County6
- Scott County6
- O'Brien County6
- Plymouth County6
- Sioux County6
- Adair County6
- Adams County6
- Audubon County6
- Cass County6
- Dallas County6
- Lucas County6
- Madison County6
- Monroe County6
- Union County6
- Monona County6
- Decatur County6
- Clinton County5
- Carroll County5
- Greene County5
- Guthrie County5
- Sac County5
- Fremont County5
- Mills County5
- Shelby County5
- Van Buren County5
- Davis County5
- Wapello County5
- Ringgold County5
- Taylor County5
- Crawford County4
- Montgomery County4
- Page County4
- Appanoose County4
- Wayne County4
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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.