Weather alerts in Iowa, January 2018

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in January 2018. Tap one for its archive.

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 1, 12:01 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	22 hr
Jan 1, 12:11 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	23 hr
Jan 2, 2:50 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	43 hr
Jan 2, 8:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Delaware	57 min
Jan 2, 9:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 13 more	117 min
Jan 2, 11:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa and 3 more	115 min
Jan 3, 1:25 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and 1 more	2 hr
Jan 3, 3:46 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DMX	Adair, Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 40 more	30 hr
Jan 3, 2:07 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	17 hr
Jan 4, 3:09 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 6 more	19 hr
Jan 5, 2:34 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola	19 hr
Jan 5, 4:04 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet and 19 more	18 hr
Jan 6, 2:45 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 2 more	45 hr
Jan 6, 2:50 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 13 more	6 hr
Jan 6, 3:45 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Appanoose, Davis, Decatur, Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe and 2 more	38 hr
Jan 7, 1:49 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Scott	4 hr
Jan 7, 2:00 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Scott	4 hr
Jan 8, 10:03 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren	12 hr
Jan 9, 2:48 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Pottawattamie and 1 more	35 hr
Jan 9, 3:46 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	35 hr
Jan 9, 3:57 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DMX	Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cerro Gordo and 16 more	34 hr
Jan 9, 3:25 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ARX	Mitchell	23 hr
Jan 9, 11:32 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Van Buren	7 hr
Jan 10, 3:05 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	8 hr
Jan 10, 3:07 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	38 hr
Jan 10, 3:29 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	34 hr
Jan 10, 2:06 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	OAX	Harrison, Mills, Pottawattamie, Shelby	7 hr
Jan 10, 2:07 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Mitchell	14 hr
Jan 10, 2:07 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	28 hr
Jan 10, 2:08 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DMX	Adair, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass and 18 more	24 hr
Jan 10, 2:08 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	28 hr
Jan 10, 2:57 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones	8 hr
Jan 10, 3:21 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	11 hr
Jan 11, 3:07 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	17 hr
Jan 11, 9:36 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Appanoose, Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Delaware, Des Moines and 20 more	4 hr
Jan 11, 10:36 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry and 8 more	114 min
Jan 11, 12:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 3 more	2 hr
Jan 11, 12:12 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien and 2 more	22 hr
Jan 11, 2:24 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 20 more	20 hr
Jan 11, 2:59 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell	19 hr
Jan 12, 3:00 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	18 hr
Jan 12, 3:11 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Delaware	18 hr
Jan 12, 3:27 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more	19 hr
Jan 12, 3:46 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo and 18 more	18 hr
Jan 14, 3:20 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FSD	Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, Osceola	51 hr
Jan 14, 3:20 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	56 hr
Jan 14, 3:47 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	56 hr
Jan 14, 3:47 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	56 hr
Jan 14, 3:51 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	54 hr
Jan 14, 3:51 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	44 hr
Jan 14, 2:45 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	44 hr
Jan 14, 2:45 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	21 hr
Jan 14, 3:10 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll and 25 more	43 hr
Jan 14, 4:36 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Clinton, Des Moines, Jackson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine and 1 more	84 min
Jan 14, 8:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque and 12 more	86 min
Jan 19, 3:49 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	OAX	Monona	48 hr
Jan 19, 4:20 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	47 hr
Jan 19, 3:08 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DMX	Calhoun, Crawford, Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth and 5 more	38 hr
Jan 20, 2:54 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and 1 more	54 hr
Jan 20, 2:56 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DMX	Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto	14 hr
Jan 21, 3:41 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	43 hr
Jan 21, 3:58 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	OAX	Monona	41 hr
Jan 21, 3:58 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby	41 hr
Jan 21, 4:47 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	DMX	Crawford, Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac and 1 more	43 hr
Jan 21, 4:47 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DMX	Calhoun, Hancock, Humboldt, Worth	43 hr
Jan 21, 2:35 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Adair, Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Cerro Gordo and 12 more	33 hr
Jan 21, 2:43 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek	33 hr
Jan 21, 4:01 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson and 5 more	14 hr
Jan 21, 6:18 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Boone, Cass, Clarke, Dallas and 11 more	6 hr
Jan 21, 9:50 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	OAX	Harrison	20 hr
Jan 22, 2:02 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth and 7 more	6 hr
Jan 22, 9:20 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Harrison and 12 more	6 hr
Jan 22, 1:45 PM CST	River Flood Warning	ARX	Winneshiek	37 hr
Jan 22, 1:45 PM CST	River Flood Warning	ARX	Clayton	71 hr
Jan 22, 8:14 PM CST	River Flood Warning	DVN	Iowa	55 hr
Jan 24, 1:03 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	13 hr
Jan 24, 2:32 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	23 hr
Jan 24, 3:28 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DMX	Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Emmet and 10 more	21 hr
Jan 25, 3:53 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	OAX	Harrison, Monona	5 hr
Jan 26, 10:20 AM CST	Wind Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby	5 hr
Jan 26, 10:53 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Cass and 21 more	5 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	5
Special Weather Statement	8
Flooding
River Flood Warning	3
Winter
Blizzard Warning	3
Winter Storm Warning	7
Winter Storm Watch	7
Winter Weather Advisory	12
Cold
Wind Chill Warning	2
Wind Chill Advisory	21
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	2
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	11

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.