Alert archive / Iowa / 2016
Weather alerts in Iowa, April 2016
110 weather alerts in April 2016, 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 April 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 110
- Warnings
- 53
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 17
- Busiest day
- April 27, 201633 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2:41 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson | 20 hr |
| Apr 1, 2:48 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:28 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:37 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo and 20 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:53 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:03 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Boone, Clarke, Dallas, Davis, Greene and 17 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:18 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque and 14 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:40 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 8 hr | |
| Apr 3, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 10:26 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Des Moines | 7 days |
| Apr 5, 2:57 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Crawford and 18 more | 25 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:17 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 22 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fremont, Page | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines | 7 days |
| Apr 6, 2:53 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:33 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 7, 7:59 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adams, Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Crawford and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:21 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 32 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:40 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:45 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:16 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:17 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:34 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Carroll and 25 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:46 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 7 hr | |
| Apr 11, 9:42 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 29 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:42 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:57 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:18 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 13 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:36 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 14 hr | |
| Apr 21, 3:42 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Linn, Scott | 117 min |
| Apr 21, 1:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Scott | 3 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton | 79 min |
| Apr 21, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Louisa | 50 min |
| Apr 21, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Pottawattamie | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 3:37 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Davis and 20 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Audubon, Buena Vista, Carroll, Cass, Cherokee, Clay and 18 more | 119 min |
| Apr 24, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Monona | 53 min |
| Apr 24, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cherokee, Plymouth, Woodbury | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Harrison, Monona | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Ida | 58 min |
| Apr 24, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, O'Brien | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Emmet | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cherokee, Plymouth, Woodbury | 24 min |
| Apr 24, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Carroll | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 6:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet and 15 more | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Palo Alto | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Emmet | 20 min |
| Apr 24, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Kossuth | 17 min |
| Apr 24, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Winnebago | 13 min |
| Apr 24, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page | 62 min |
| Apr 24, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola | 18 min |
| Apr 24, 8:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass and 14 more | 60 min |
| Apr 24, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass, Union | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin, Marshall, Story and 2 more | 62 min |
| Apr 25, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 25 days |
| Apr 25, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay | 27 days |
| Apr 25, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clinton, Scott | 8 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:58 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fremont, Mills, Page | 61 min |
| Apr 26, 8:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Cherokee | 12 days |
| Apr 27, 12:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Wayne | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 7:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Taylor | 32 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Sioux | 8 days |
| Apr 27, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Plymouth | 9 days |
| Apr 27, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 7 days |
| Apr 27, 1:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Davis and 13 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Fremont | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Fremont | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 2:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Decatur and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Montgomery, Page | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Fremont | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Mills | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 2:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Montgomery, Page | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Montgomery | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Page | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Mills, Pottawattamie | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Montgomery, Pottawattamie | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Taylor | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Cass | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Taylor | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 4:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Montgomery, Page | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Mills | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adams, Ringgold, Taylor, Union | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Montgomery | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Cass | 92 min |
| Apr 27, 5:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Davis and 12 more | 116 min |
| Apr 27, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | Adair, Clarke, Madison, Ringgold, Union | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DMX | Adair, Madison, Union | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 6:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Montgomery, Page | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Decatur | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Clarke | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Van Buren | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 8:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 62 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Montgomery, Page | 11 hr |
| Apr 28, 7:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 9 days |
| Apr 30, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Mills | 5 days |
| Apr 30, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 5 days |
| Apr 30, 10:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 6 days |
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 | 21 |
| Tornado Warning | 7 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 8 |
| Special Weather Statement | 24 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 13 |
| River Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 13 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 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.
- Fremont County21
- Montgomery County21
- Page County21
- Mills County19
- Pottawattamie County16
- Clay County15
- Monona County15
- Taylor County15
- Cass County14
- Adams County13
- Harrison County12
- Shelby County11
- Adair County11
- Union County11
- Buena Vista County10
- Dickinson County10
- Clinton County10
- Scott County10
- Clarke County10
- Madison County10
- Wayne County10
- Cherokee County10
- Lucas County9
- Carroll County9
- Crawford County9
- Plymouth County9
- Ringgold County9
- Des Moines County8
- Jackson County8
- Jones County8
- Emmet County8
- Palo Alto County8
- Story County8
- Appanoose County8
- Warren County8
- Audubon County8
- Ida County8
- Woodbury County8
- Decatur County8
- Cedar County7
59 more counties
- Louisa County7
- Van Buren County7
- Hardin County7
- Marshall County7
- Tama County7
- Davis County7
- Monroe County7
- Sac County7
- O'Brien County7
- Dubuque County6
- Lee County6
- Linn County6
- Muscatine County6
- Boone County6
- Calhoun County6
- Grundy County6
- Hamilton County6
- Jasper County6
- Mahaska County6
- Poweshiek County6
- Greene County6
- Wapello County6
- Osceola County6
- Sioux County6
- Benton County5
- Delaware County5
- Henry County5
- Iowa County5
- Jefferson County5
- Johnson County5
- Keokuk County5
- Washington County5
- Pocahontas County5
- Dallas County5
- Marion County5
- Polk County5
- Guthrie County5
- Lyon County5
- Buchanan County4
- Black Hawk County4
- Franklin County4
- Kossuth County4
- Winnebago County4
- Wright County4
- Butler County3
- Cerro Gordo County3
- Hancock County3
- Webster County3
- Bremer County2
- Humboldt County2
- Worth County2
- Allamakee County1
- Chickasaw County1
- Clayton County1
- Fayette County1
- Floyd County1
- Howard County1
- Mitchell County1
- Winneshiek 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.