Alert archive / Iowa / 2014
Weather alerts in Iowa, March 2014
65 weather alerts in March 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 March 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 65
- Warnings
- 20
- Watches
- 3
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest day
- March 31, 201411 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 1, 3:51 AM CST | Wind Chill Watch | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Shelby | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:08 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:30 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:30 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:30 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Shelby | 20 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:30 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:30 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Page | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:36 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DMX | Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Crawford and 15 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:51 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 8 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:56 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:44 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:47 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:15 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Johnson, Louisa and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Howard, Mitchell | 7 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth | 7 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa, Johnson | 5 days |
| Mar 10, 3:36 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee | 5 days |
| Mar 11, 4:04 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 26 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 72 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:44 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Cass and 12 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 46 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:41 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Wayne | 8 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Van Buren | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 5:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 70 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:34 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Pottawattamie | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Floyd | 12 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:30 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:30 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page | 26 hr |
| Mar 20, 5:58 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 20, 6:15 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 21, 12:32 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page | 7 hr |
| Mar 24, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek | 2 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Scott | 2 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:34 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:37 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll and 26 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:55 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Montgomery | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Decatur, Ringgold | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Clarke, Lucas | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Marion, Monroe | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton | 63 min |
| Mar 27, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa | 64 min |
| Mar 27, 8:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Howard, Winneshiek | 7 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 59 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MFL | Appanoose, Boone, Clay, Dallas, Dickinson, Lucas and 7 more | 50 min |
| Mar 30, 3:20 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie | 17 hr |
| Mar 30, 9:33 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Page | 8 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:46 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie | 12 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:47 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:52 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:34 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:58 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 38 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:03 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek | 30 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur and 21 more | 113 min |
| Mar 31, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Marshall, Story | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Black Hawk, Grundy | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 6:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Cedar and 25 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Poweshiek | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Jefferson, Keokuk | 48 min |
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 | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 9 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 6 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 8 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 3 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 7 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 5 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| 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.
- Fremont County14
- Page County13
- Mills County12
- Montgomery County12
- Harrison County10
- Pottawattamie County10
- Shelby County9
- Howard County9
- Allamakee County8
- Clayton County8
- Floyd County8
- Mitchell County8
- Winneshiek County8
- Monona County7
- Chickasaw County7
- Fayette County7
- Cerro Gordo County7
- Franklin County7
- Hancock County7
- Kossuth County7
- Winnebago County7
- Worth County7
- Boone County6
- Emmet County6
- Iowa County6
- Johnson County6
- Clay County5
- Dickinson County5
- Hamilton County5
- Benton County5
- Washington County5
- Des Moines County5
- Lee County5
- Black Hawk County5
- Butler County5
- Dallas County5
- Polk County5
- Ringgold County5
- Buena Vista County4
- Cherokee County4
59 more counties
- Ida County4
- O'Brien County4
- Osceola County4
- Audubon County4
- Carroll County4
- Crawford County4
- Greene County4
- Guthrie County4
- Palo Alto County4
- Pocahontas County4
- Webster County4
- Wright County4
- Buchanan County4
- Cedar County4
- Clinton County4
- Delaware County4
- Jefferson County4
- Jones County4
- Keokuk County4
- Henry County4
- Louisa County4
- Scott County4
- Bremer County4
- Clarke County4
- Decatur County4
- Madison County4
- Union County4
- Warren County4
- Hardin County4
- Story County4
- Lucas County4
- Marion County4
- Grundy County4
- Calhoun County3
- Humboldt County3
- Sac County3
- Dubuque County3
- Jackson County3
- Linn County3
- Muscatine County3
- Van Buren County3
- Adair County3
- Adams County3
- Cass County3
- Taylor County3
- Davis County3
- Wayne County3
- Mahaska County3
- Marshall County3
- Appanoose County2
- Lyon County2
- Plymouth County2
- Sioux County2
- Woodbury County2
- Monroe County2
- Jasper County2
- Poweshiek County2
- Tama County1
- Wapello County1
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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.