Weather alerts in Iowa, December 2022

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in December 2022. Tap one for its archive.

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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
Dec 1, 3:04 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola	13 hr
Dec 1, 3:21 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DMX	Calhoun, Emmet, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac	13 hr
Dec 1, 2:42 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	33 hr
Dec 1, 3:41 PM CST	Wind Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	32 hr
Dec 2, 2:52 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	26 hr
Dec 2, 2:55 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	24 hr
Dec 2, 3:17 AM CST	Wind Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	26 hr
Dec 5, 3:27 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Plymouth and 1 more	3 hr
Dec 5, 3:41 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock and 7 more	6 hr
Dec 5, 3:59 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	7 hr
Dec 7, 3:25 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	7 hr
Dec 7, 3:36 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	8 hr
Dec 7, 5:08 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy and 10 more	5 hr
Dec 7, 2:32 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	48 hr
Dec 7, 2:37 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque	3 hr
Dec 7, 2:49 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	39 hr
Dec 7, 2:54 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Audubon, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 17 more	42 hr
Dec 7, 3:47 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	OAX	Harrison, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby	32 hr
Dec 7, 6:00 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Linn	42 hr
Dec 7, 10:06 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Des Moines, Lee	8 hr
Dec 8, 3:44 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DMX	Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago and 1 more	14 hr
Dec 8, 3:44 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto and 3 more	17 hr
Dec 8, 11:36 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet and 15 more	4 hr
Dec 8, 11:42 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Emmet, Palo Alto	9 hr
Dec 9, 2:32 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	OAX	Monona	2 hr
Dec 9, 9:31 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	11 hr
Dec 9, 9:31 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 12 more	14 hr
Dec 9, 9:34 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy and 13 more	11 hr
Dec 10, 2:45 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola	48 hr
Dec 10, 10:21 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Montgomery, Page	14 hr
Dec 11, 12:13 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien and 2 more	9 hr
Dec 11, 2:17 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Cass, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas and 6 more	8 hr
Dec 11, 10:06 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DMX	Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold, Taylor, Union and 2 more	114 min
Dec 11, 2:48 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more	16 hr
Dec 11, 2:54 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DMX	Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Emmet and 5 more	17 hr
Dec 12, 3:20 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien and 2 more	49 hr
Dec 12, 3:49 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DMX	Calhoun, Carroll, Emmet, Greene, Humboldt, Kossuth and 4 more	11 hr
Dec 12, 2:25 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	31 hr
Dec 12, 2:49 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ARX	Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek	30 hr
Dec 12, 2:56 PM CST	Ice Storm Warning	FSD	Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola	21 hr
Dec 12, 3:16 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt and 8 more	18 hr
Dec 12, 3:19 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	30 hr
Dec 13, 3:13 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Mitchell	6 hr
Dec 13, 3:21 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux	4 days
Dec 14, 2:12 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Floyd, Mitchell	28 hr
Dec 14, 2:53 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Boone, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Greene and 12 more	51 hr
Dec 19, 2:49 AM CST	Wind Chill Watch	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	24 hr
Dec 19, 3:50 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	35 hr
Dec 19, 3:56 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	34 hr
Dec 19, 7:25 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie	5 hr
Dec 19, 12:15 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	OAX	Harrison, Mills, Pottawattamie, Shelby	6 hr
Dec 19, 1:44 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	5 days
Dec 19, 2:15 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	48 hr
Dec 19, 2:34 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	24 hr
Dec 19, 2:42 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	37 hr
Dec 20, 2:53 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	4 days
Dec 20, 1:58 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	40 hr
Dec 20, 1:58 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	3 days
Dec 20, 2:34 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	4 days
Dec 20, 2:48 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	4 days
Dec 20, 2:53 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	45 hr
Dec 20, 3:06 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	72 hr
Dec 21, 10:33 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Dickinson, Emmet, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux	4 hr
Dec 21, 11:13 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	67 hr
Dec 21, 11:25 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	DMX	Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 27 more	67 hr
Dec 21, 11:41 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 5 more	66 hr
Dec 21, 1:57 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	64 hr
Dec 21, 11:48 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Adair, Adams, Cass, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery and 4 more	3 hr
Dec 22, 6:16 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Muscatine and 1 more	89 min
Dec 22, 7:41 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine, Scott	49 min
Dec 22, 8:29 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Clinton, Scott	46 min
Dec 22, 10:59 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Des Moines, Scott	4 hr
Dec 23, 3:03 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	33 hr
Dec 23, 3:03 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Cass, Clarke and 16 more	24 hr
Dec 23, 1:19 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek	23 hr
Dec 23, 1:54 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	21 hr
Dec 23, 2:32 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	DVN	Lee, Van Buren	13 hr
Dec 24, 3:10 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren	7 hr
Dec 24, 3:10 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 10 more	9 hr
Dec 24, 3:13 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Cass, Clarke and 16 more	8 hr
Dec 24, 3:27 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	31 hr
Dec 24, 5:47 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more	6 hr
Dec 24, 5:49 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 23 more	6 hr
Dec 24, 2:01 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 13 more	20 hr
Dec 24, 2:36 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	17 hr
Dec 24, 3:09 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	OAX	Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Shelby	17 hr
Dec 24, 3:18 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 39 more	19 hr
Dec 25, 3:07 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola and 1 more	24 hr
Dec 25, 10:58 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and 1 more	19 hr
Dec 25, 11:07 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin and 18 more	22 hr
Dec 25, 12:16 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	24 hr
Dec 25, 3:11 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Cherokee, Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury	12 hr
Dec 28, 2:21 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux and 1 more	31 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	4
Special Weather Statement	3
Winter
Blizzard Warning	4
Ice Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	5
Winter Storm Watch	7
Winter Weather Advisory	32
Cold
Wind Chill Warning	4
Wind Chill Watch	1
Wind Chill Advisory	8
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	11
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	13

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.