Alert archive / Iowa / 2016
Weather alerts in Iowa, February 2016
91 weather alerts in February 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 February 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 91
- Warnings
- 33
- Watches
- 3
- Advisories
- 52
- Busiest day
- February 1, 201613 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, 3:38 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 35 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa and 12 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:07 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 50 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:21 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Emmet, Franklin and 12 more | 50 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:21 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 10 more | 50 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:21 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Clarke, Jasper, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Tama, Taylor and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:37 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | OAX | Monona | 47 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:37 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | OAX | Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 47 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:37 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Page | 35 hr |
| Feb 1, 9:50 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Davis, Grundy and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 1, 10:03 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:21 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:17 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin and 14 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 1, 9:14 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:39 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Cherokee, Crawford, Harrison, Ida, Monona and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 2, 7:50 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler and 37 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 2, 11:35 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Bremer, Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette | 17 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:31 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa and 12 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 2, 5:40 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur and 14 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 2, 11:19 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Calhoun and 31 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 2, 11:39 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:54 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Linn | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:35 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Shelby | 8 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:44 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee | 49 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:21 PM CST | Blizzard Watch | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:50 PM CST | Blizzard Watch | DMX | Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 23 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:52 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:05 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Monona | 51 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux, Woodbury | 51 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:18 PM CST | Blizzard Watch | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell | 13 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:48 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:31 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | DMX | Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 23 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 7, 4:13 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell | 35 hr |
| Feb 7, 4:13 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek | 35 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:09 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 7, 10:21 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 7, 10:54 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:18 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 34 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:10 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Monona | 14 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:09 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:12 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:30 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo and 19 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:45 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola | 29 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:38 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:58 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 30 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 15, 4:30 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 4:53 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek | 5 hr |
| Feb 15, 8:24 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Lyon, Osceola, Sioux | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Van Buren | 4 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:51 PM CST | High Wind Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:51 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:59 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:10 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:48 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:49 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:30 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Plymouth, Woodbury | 11 hr |
| Feb 19, 7:20 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:54 AM CST | High Wind Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:36 AM CST | High Wind Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 19, 9:55 AM CST | High Wind Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:15 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa | 7 days |
| Feb 19, 10:41 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:41 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Greene | 7 days |
| Feb 20, 4:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 5 days |
| Feb 21, 6:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 26 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:41 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Greene | 4 days |
| Feb 21, 2:56 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 5 days |
| Feb 21, 7:28 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Boone, Dallas | 24 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:42 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 5 days |
| Feb 22, 12:29 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 5:30 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OAX | Monona | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 5:47 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 6:31 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | DMX | Webster | 24 hr |
| Feb 22, 9:07 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay | 5 days |
| Feb 22, 10:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Wapello | 6 days |
| Feb 22, 10:52 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 4 days |
| Feb 27, 3:47 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Page | 14 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:35 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 67 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:47 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 12 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:57 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 12 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:30 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 42 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:30 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 60 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:34 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet and 16 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:37 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 29, 12:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien and 2 more | 17 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 | 3 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 15 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 6 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Blizzard Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 21 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 4 |
| Wind Advisory | 13 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 14 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clay County19
- Buena Vista County15
- Cherokee County15
- Dickinson County15
- Osceola County15
- O'Brien County14
- Black Hawk County14
- Sioux County13
- Chickasaw County13
- Howard County13
- Cerro Gordo County13
- Emmet County13
- Hancock County13
- Kossuth County13
- Palo Alto County13
- Webster County13
- Winnebago County13
- Worth County13
- Bremer County13
- Ida County12
- Lyon County12
- Woodbury County12
- Franklin County12
- Pocahontas County12
- Sac County12
- Wright County12
- Grundy County12
- Hardin County12
- Marshall County12
- Plymouth County11
- Benton County11
- Clinton County11
- Jackson County11
- Jones County11
- Linn County11
- Allamakee County11
- Fayette County11
- Floyd County11
- Mitchell County11
- Winneshiek County11
59 more counties
- Calhoun County11
- Greene County11
- Hamilton County11
- Humboldt County11
- Butler County11
- Monona County11
- Buchanan County10
- Delaware County10
- Dubuque County10
- Clayton County10
- Boone County10
- Dallas County10
- Tama County10
- Cedar County9
- Iowa County9
- Story County9
- Des Moines County8
- Johnson County8
- Lee County8
- Muscatine County8
- Scott County8
- Carroll County8
- Crawford County8
- Polk County8
- Jasper County8
- Poweshiek County8
- Harrison County8
- Shelby County8
- Henry County7
- Van Buren County7
- Audubon County7
- Wapello County7
- Jefferson County6
- Keokuk County6
- Louisa County6
- Washington County6
- Guthrie County6
- Davis County6
- Mahaska County6
- Adair County5
- Adams County5
- Madison County5
- Clarke County5
- Union County5
- Warren County5
- Mills County5
- Pottawattamie County5
- Fremont County5
- Page County5
- Cass County4
- Ringgold County4
- Taylor County4
- Montgomery County4
- Appanoose County4
- Monroe County4
- Marion County4
- Decatur County3
- Lucas County2
- Wayne County2
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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.