Alert archive / Iowa / 2022
Weather alerts in Iowa, February 2022
56 weather alerts in February 2022, 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 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 56
- Warnings
- 8
- Watches
- 2
- Advisories
- 33
- Busiest day
- February 19, 202215 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, 2:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 39 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola | 22 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:35 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:56 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:17 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:28 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 26 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:59 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell | 29 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:48 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:50 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:09 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Plymouth, Woodbury | 15 hr |
| Feb 8, 4:15 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Harrison, Monona | 14 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:12 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 11, 10:30 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 21 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 11, 10:57 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Monona | 4 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:01 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:08 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Dickinson, Osceola | 18 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:06 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 15, 4:05 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Davis | 11 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:47 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Decatur, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion and 4 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:30 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Lee | 39 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:30 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa and 12 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:39 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Lyon | 28 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:54 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:19 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin and 8 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:24 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 18, 6:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 53 min |
| Feb 18, 6:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jackson, Jones, Linn | 65 min |
| Feb 18, 7:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware, Dubuque | 45 min |
| Feb 18, 7:23 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine, Scott | 67 min |
| Feb 18, 7:32 PM CST | Snow Squall Warning | DVN | Clinton, Jackson | 58 min |
| Feb 18, 7:36 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 18, 7:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Johnson, Linn, Muscatine, Washington | 65 min |
| Feb 18, 8:07 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clinton, Scott | 3 hr |
| Feb 18, 8:11 PM CST | Snow Squall Warning | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott | 64 min |
| Feb 18, 8:27 PM CST | Snow Squall Warning | DVN | Clinton, Jackson | 63 min |
| Feb 18, 8:38 PM CST | Snow Squall Warning | DVN | Cedar, Henry, Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine, Washington | 52 min |
| Feb 18, 8:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Van Buren, Washington | 62 min |
| Feb 18, 8:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, Wapello | 46 min |
| Feb 18, 9:14 PM CST | Snow Squall Warning | DVN | Muscatine, Scott | 31 min |
| Feb 18, 9:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren | 53 min |
| Feb 20, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 51 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 51 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:46 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 13 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:29 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:22 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Johnson, Muscatine, Scott | 38 min |
| Feb 22, 7:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee | 52 min |
| Feb 22, 8:06 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jackson, Jones | 54 min |
| Feb 22, 8:49 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 41 min |
| Feb 22, 9:55 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:14 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass and 18 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:55 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:22 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 23, 4:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Dallas and 17 more | 32 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 | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 12 |
| Winter | |
| Snow Squall Warning | 5 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 13 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 13 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Emmet County10
- Hancock County10
- Kossuth County10
- Winnebago County10
- Cerro Gordo County10
- Muscatine County10
- Wright County9
- Worth County9
- Scott County9
- Clinton County9
- Jackson County9
- Palo Alto County8
- Cedar County8
- Franklin County7
- Henry County7
- Lee County6
- Dickinson County6
- Osceola County6
- Humboldt County6
- Pocahontas County6
- Bremer County6
- Butler County6
- Jefferson County6
- Louisa County6
- Van Buren County6
- Johnson County6
- Jones County6
- Linn County6
- Washington County6
- Dubuque County6
- Des Moines County5
- Buena Vista County5
- Clay County5
- O'Brien County5
- Monona County5
- Lyon County5
- Plymouth County5
- Woodbury County5
- Black Hawk County5
- Grundy County5
59 more counties
- Hamilton County5
- Hardin County5
- Chickasaw County5
- Floyd County5
- Howard County5
- Mitchell County5
- Davis County5
- Delaware County5
- Harrison County4
- Cherokee County4
- Ida County4
- Sioux County4
- Boone County4
- Calhoun County4
- Carroll County4
- Crawford County4
- Greene County4
- Marshall County4
- Sac County4
- Story County4
- Webster County4
- Tama County4
- Monroe County4
- Wapello County4
- Benton County4
- Keokuk County4
- Allamakee County4
- Fayette County4
- Winneshiek County4
- Buchanan County4
- Fremont County3
- Mills County3
- Montgomery County3
- Page County3
- Pottawattamie County3
- Shelby County3
- Adair County3
- Adams County3
- Audubon County3
- Cass County3
- Guthrie County3
- Appanoose County3
- Mahaska County3
- Marion County3
- Poweshiek County3
- Iowa County3
- Clayton County3
- Union County2
- Decatur County2
- Lucas County2
- Wayne County2
- Dallas County2
- Jasper County2
- Polk County2
- Taylor County2
- Warren County2
- Clarke County1
- Madison County1
- Ringgold 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.