Alert archive / Iowa / 2023
Weather alerts in Iowa, February 2023
71 weather alerts in February 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 71
- Warnings
- 22
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 26
- Busiest day
- February 21, 202312 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 2, 2:51 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 7 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:53 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:14 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll and 24 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:35 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 5, 5:26 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux | 7 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:13 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:23 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:25 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 8, 10:29 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek | 29 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:23 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Black Hawk, Bremer, Davis, Decatur, Grundy and 10 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:28 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Clayton | 26 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 3 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:45 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Des Moines, Henry and 12 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:58 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Davis, Decatur, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 9, 9:48 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Henry, Iowa and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 11:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa, Muscatine | 62 min |
| Feb 13, 1:51 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page | 37 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:44 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux, Woodbury | 27 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:51 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lyon | 30 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:56 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Decatur, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:02 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur and 13 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:45 AM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Harrison, Monona | 26 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:40 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fremont, Page, Taylor | 2 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:08 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Henry and 12 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Page | 34 min |
| Feb 15, 2:50 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Clayton | 11 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:18 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Henry, Iowa and 10 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:18 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Buchanan, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson and 5 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:24 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie | 32 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:24 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:27 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Davis and 13 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:27 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Black Hawk, Dallas, Guthrie, Jasper, Marshall and 3 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:09 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Clayton | 28 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:00 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Guthrie and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:02 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone and 40 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:14 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:50 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:56 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lyon, Osceola | 38 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:39 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:47 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto and 4 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:47 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Adair, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 23 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:52 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | FSD | Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux | 57 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:52 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Plymouth and 1 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:52 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Ida, Woodbury | 55 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:57 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek | 57 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:30 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 58 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:10 PM CST | Ice Storm Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:10 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 6 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:17 PM CST | Ice Storm Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin and 3 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:36 PM CST | Ice Storm Warning | ARX | Clayton, Fayette | 36 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:46 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:45 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickinson, Lyon, Osceola, Sioux | 6 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:14 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ARX | Clayton, Fayette | 10 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:25 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:15 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DMX | Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago | 18 hr |
| Feb 26, 10:23 AM CST | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 25 hr |
| Feb 26, 10:59 AM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 28 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:43 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Van Buren, Wapello, Wayne | 62 min |
| Feb 27, 9:09 AM CST | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 26 hr |
| Feb 27, 9:09 AM CST | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 23 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:53 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 33 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:04 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 10 days |
| Feb 27, 3:17 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Worth | 16 hr |
| Feb 27, 7:17 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ARX | Winneshiek | 17 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:06 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Benton, Iowa | 50 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:06 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa, Muscatine | 8 days |
| Feb 27, 10:02 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 47 hr |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 3 days |
| Feb 28, 3:00 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Lyon, Osceola | 21 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 | 8 |
| Special Weather Statement | 2 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 10 |
| River Flood Watch | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Ice Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 8 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 11 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 6 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clayton County13
- Delaware County12
- Black Hawk County12
- Dubuque County11
- Benton County10
- Buchanan County10
- Clinton County10
- Iowa County10
- Jackson County10
- Linn County10
- Muscatine County10
- Scott County10
- Cedar County9
- Johnson County9
- Jones County9
- Osceola County9
- Fayette County8
- Bremer County8
- Poweshiek County8
- Lyon County8
- Washington County8
- Jefferson County8
- Louisa County8
- Winneshiek County7
- Jasper County7
- Marshall County7
- Tama County7
- Dickinson County7
- O'Brien County7
- Sioux County7
- Mahaska County7
- Marion County7
- Keokuk County7
- Henry County7
- Allamakee County6
- Chickasaw County6
- Grundy County6
- Story County6
- Appanoose County6
- Davis County6
59 more counties
- Wapello County6
- Wayne County6
- Van Buren County6
- Montgomery County6
- Page County6
- Floyd County5
- Butler County5
- Cerro Gordo County5
- Hardin County5
- Plymouth County5
- Decatur County5
- Lucas County5
- Monroe County5
- Fremont County5
- Mills County5
- Adair County5
- Madison County5
- Pottawattamie County5
- Howard County4
- Emmet County4
- Franklin County4
- Hamilton County4
- Kossuth County4
- Palo Alto County4
- Polk County4
- Winnebago County4
- Worth County4
- Wright County4
- Clay County4
- Des Moines County4
- Adams County4
- Taylor County4
- Union County4
- Shelby County4
- Cass County4
- Audubon County4
- Guthrie County4
- Mitchell County3
- Boone County3
- Carroll County3
- Greene County3
- Hancock County3
- Humboldt County3
- Pocahontas County3
- Cherokee County3
- Lee County3
- Clarke County3
- Ringgold County3
- Warren County3
- Harrison County3
- Monona County3
- Dallas County3
- Calhoun County2
- Crawford County2
- Sac County2
- Webster County2
- Buena Vista County2
- Ida County2
- Woodbury 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.