Alert archive / Iowa / 2014
Weather alerts in Iowa, February 2014
123 weather alerts in February 2014, 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 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 123
- Warnings
- 24
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 65
- Busiest day
- February 20, 201432 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 1, 2:32 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:36 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:43 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 18 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:00 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin and 9 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:22 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page | 22 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:30 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Dallas and 17 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:32 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Montgomery, Page | 37 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:32 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 37 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:47 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Van Buren and 1 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:47 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 8 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Boone, Cass, Clarke and 20 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford and 9 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:13 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:40 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 3 days |
| Feb 4, 11:38 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Fremont, Henry and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 4, 9:32 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:42 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:42 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:18 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:27 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:41 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:05 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:33 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 44 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:38 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:31 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:00 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:22 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:40 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:45 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 10, 5:53 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Clay, Dickinson, Osceola | 15 hr |
| Feb 13, 7:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 57 min |
| Feb 13, 8:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jackson | 72 min |
| Feb 13, 2:49 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Howard, Mitchell | 4 hr |
| Feb 14, 8:49 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Van Buren | 4 hr |
| Feb 14, 9:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 88 min |
| Feb 15, 10:19 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:23 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek | 8 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:10 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:10 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:52 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:39 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:26 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Des Moines, Lee, Van Buren | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:29 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:03 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson, Scott | 12 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:30 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clinton, Jackson, Scott | 5 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:06 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 27 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:13 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | ARX | Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek | 25 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton | 35 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:05 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Linn | 12 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:37 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:47 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek | 55 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:47 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton | 55 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:47 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 61 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:54 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 28 more | 49 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:16 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux, Woodbury | 33 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:26 PM CST | Flood Watch | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:43 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Carroll, Crawford, Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Polk and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:43 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Carroll and 24 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:52 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn | 12 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:54 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:24 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:53 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren | 42 min |
| Feb 20, 3:51 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 11 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:09 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jones and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:24 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Decatur, Ringgold | 2 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:49 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne | 23 hr |
| Feb 20, 5:28 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cherokee, Harrison, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee, Van Buren | 49 min |
| Feb 20, 7:27 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | Lee, Van Buren | 12 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:06 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 54 min |
| Feb 20, 8:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines | 60 min |
| Feb 20, 9:22 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Page | 38 min |
| Feb 20, 9:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Taylor, Union | 39 min |
| Feb 20, 9:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Taylor, Union | 46 min |
| Feb 20, 9:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adams, Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 26 min |
| Feb 20, 10:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Madison, Union | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 10:20 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clarke, Clinton and 31 more | 85 min |
| Feb 20, 10:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Warren | 50 min |
| Feb 20, 10:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Madison, Polk, Warren | 31 min |
| Feb 20, 11:10 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Polk, Story | 65 min |
| Feb 20, 11:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Wayne | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 11:20 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buena Vista and 39 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Grundy, Hardin, Marshall, Story | 47 min |
| Feb 20, 11:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Lucas, Marion, Monroe | 33 min |
| Feb 20, 12:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Poweshiek | 43 min |
| Feb 20, 1:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson and 5 more | 60 min |
| Feb 20, 1:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Cedar, Johnson, Jones, Linn | 34 min |
| Feb 20, 1:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Delaware, Jones, Linn | 27 min |
| Feb 20, 1:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Lee | 34 min |
| Feb 20, 2:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque and 7 more | 54 min |
| Feb 20, 2:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque and 7 more | 43 min |
| Feb 20, 3:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Jackson, Scott | 58 min |
| Feb 20, 7:39 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Keokuk | 56 hr |
| Feb 20, 7:44 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola | 8 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:00 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 54 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:14 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee | 4 days |
| Feb 21, 11:44 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:53 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux | 30 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:21 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 10 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:42 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:50 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:54 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 32 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:00 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek | 36 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 24 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:07 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:35 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 10 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:13 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:06 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 27 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:25 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:53 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn | 16 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:09 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:56 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 20 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:54 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 3 days |
| Feb 28, 2:49 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:35 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury | 28 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:26 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 63 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:26 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 34 more | 35 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 | 8 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 8 |
| Special Weather Statement | 18 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 9 |
| Blizzard Watch | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 25 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 36 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lee County21
- Linn County20
- Dubuque County19
- Des Moines County19
- Buchanan County18
- Delaware County18
- Jones County18
- Tama County18
- Jasper County18
- Polk County18
- Van Buren County18
- Story County18
- Howard County17
- Mitchell County17
- Black Hawk County17
- Grundy County17
- Worth County17
- Marshall County17
- Chickasaw County16
- Floyd County16
- Winneshiek County16
- Benton County16
- Johnson County16
- Clay County16
- Dickinson County16
- Cerro Gordo County16
- Emmet County16
- Hancock County16
- Hardin County16
- Kossuth County16
- Palo Alto County16
- Winnebago County16
- Dallas County16
- Henry County16
- Jackson County16
- Scott County16
- Boone County16
- Carroll County16
- Sac County16
- Fayette County15
59 more counties
- Franklin County15
- Guthrie County15
- Poweshiek County15
- Warren County15
- Louisa County15
- Clinton County15
- Greene County15
- Cedar County14
- Bremer County14
- Butler County14
- Wright County14
- Madison County14
- Marion County14
- Union County14
- Hamilton County14
- Webster County14
- Osceola County14
- Humboldt County14
- Pocahontas County14
- Iowa County13
- Adair County13
- Decatur County13
- Ringgold County13
- Taylor County13
- Keokuk County13
- Washington County13
- Muscatine County13
- Audubon County13
- Calhoun County13
- Crawford County13
- Buena Vista County13
- O'Brien County13
- Allamakee County12
- Clayton County12
- Clarke County12
- Lucas County12
- Wayne County12
- Jefferson County12
- Cherokee County12
- Appanoose County11
- Cass County11
- Davis County11
- Mahaska County11
- Monroe County11
- Lyon County11
- Sioux County11
- Page County10
- Adams County10
- Wapello County10
- Fremont County9
- Harrison County9
- Monona County9
- Shelby County9
- Ida County9
- Plymouth County9
- Woodbury County9
- Mills County8
- Montgomery County8
- Pottawattamie County8
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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.