Alert archive / Iowa / 2015
Weather alerts in Iowa, February 2015
52 weather alerts in February 2015, 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 52
- Warnings
- 3
- Watches
- 1
- Advisories
- 44
- Busiest day
- February 24, 20158 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 10:13 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Benton, Cedar, Clarke, Clinton, Davis and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:34 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | OAX | Monona | 13 hr |
| Feb 1, 8:49 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 19 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Davis and 9 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:16 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie | 21 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 11 hr |
| Feb 4, 7:34 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines and 15 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:14 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | FSD | Dickinson | 10 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:48 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:56 AM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:25 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:53 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek | 20 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:07 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:58 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:07 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 7 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:54 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:00 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:21 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:51 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:15 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 18, 11:45 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:29 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet and 20 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 19, 12:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 16 min |
| Feb 20, 3:06 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and 1 more | 67 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:08 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 40 more | 67 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:35 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien and 3 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:38 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Clayton | 30 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:21 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 22, 5:59 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Calhoun, Pocahontas | 28 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:34 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Adair, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll and 25 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:51 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:55 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:55 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:03 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque and 14 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:19 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 35 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Bremer and 33 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:32 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 25 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell | 16 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:25 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Shelby | 14 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:31 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa and 9 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:23 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Shelby | 19 hr |
| Feb 25, 9:01 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 22 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:14 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:48 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 29 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:50 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:00 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 7 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:22 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy and 11 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:28 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and 1 more | 18 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 | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 13 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 27 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cerro Gordo County12
- Hancock County12
- Winnebago County12
- Worth County12
- Story County11
- Emmet County11
- Kossuth County11
- Bremer County10
- Butler County10
- Franklin County10
- Hardin County10
- Palo Alto County10
- Wright County10
- Chickasaw County10
- Floyd County10
- Howard County10
- Mitchell County10
- Monroe County9
- Wapello County9
- Black Hawk County9
- Calhoun County9
- Grundy County9
- Hamilton County9
- Pocahontas County9
- Clayton County9
- Fayette County9
- Winneshiek County9
- Appanoose County8
- Benton County8
- Cedar County8
- Davis County8
- Des Moines County8
- Henry County8
- Iowa County8
- Jasper County8
- Jefferson County8
- Johnson County8
- Lee County8
- Linn County8
- Lucas County8
59 more counties
- Marshall County8
- Muscatine County8
- Poweshiek County8
- Tama County8
- Van Buren County8
- Wayne County8
- Boone County8
- Greene County8
- Humboldt County8
- Webster County8
- Clarke County7
- Clinton County7
- Jones County7
- Mahaska County7
- Marion County7
- Polk County7
- Scott County7
- Monona County7
- Carroll County7
- Sac County7
- Allamakee County7
- Dallas County7
- Decatur County6
- Keokuk County6
- Louisa County6
- Warren County6
- Washington County6
- Madison County6
- Montgomery County6
- Page County6
- Harrison County6
- Shelby County6
- Dickinson County6
- Cherokee County6
- Lyon County6
- O'Brien County6
- Osceola County6
- Plymouth County6
- Sioux County6
- Buchanan County6
- Delaware County6
- Dubuque County6
- Jackson County6
- Guthrie County6
- Crawford County5
- Adair County5
- Adams County5
- Ringgold County5
- Taylor County5
- Union County5
- Fremont County5
- Mills County5
- Pottawattamie County5
- Buena Vista County5
- Clay County5
- Ida County5
- Woodbury County4
- Audubon 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.