Alert archive / Iowa / 2024
Weather alerts in Iowa, February 2024
44 weather alerts in February 2024, 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 44
- Warnings
- 10
- Watches
- 2
- Advisories
- 21
- Busiest day
- February 8, 202411 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, 2:38 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:47 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 33 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:38 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 4 days |
| Feb 2, 4:48 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Carroll, Cass and 10 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:04 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 3 days |
| Feb 3, 9:45 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Audubon, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Sac | 3 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:26 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 4, 1:50 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:23 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson | 12 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:35 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:45 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson | 12 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:25 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:40 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler and 39 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:53 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clinton, Jackson, Scott | 3 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jones | 29 min |
| Feb 8, 3:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 45 min |
| Feb 8, 3:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Muscatine, Scott | 44 min |
| Feb 8, 3:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 40 min |
| Feb 8, 3:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 37 min |
| Feb 8, 4:23 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton | 37 min |
| Feb 13, 2:51 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Dickinson, Osceola | 45 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:53 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Plymouth, Sioux, Woodbury | 37 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:14 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | OAX | Monona | 40 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:36 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster | 15 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:23 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 52 min |
| Feb 22, 12:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines | 44 min |
| Feb 25, 1:27 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:34 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:47 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:51 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:04 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury | 27 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:20 PM CST | Wind Advisory | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:01 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:58 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:00 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:53 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson and 18 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Scott | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 5:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Monona | 29 min |
| Feb 27, 5:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Harrison, Monona | 35 min |
| Feb 28, 1:54 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:00 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Plymouth and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:17 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 31 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 29, 1:46 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Plymouth and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 29, 2:42 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell | 15 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 9 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 9 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 9 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Buena Vista County9
- Clay County9
- Plymouth County9
- Woodbury County9
- Monona County9
- Sac County9
- Cherokee County8
- Ida County8
- Sioux County8
- Crawford County8
- Dickinson County7
- O'Brien County7
- Harrison County7
- Carroll County7
- Calhoun County7
- Pocahontas County7
- Clinton County7
- Dubuque County7
- Jackson County7
- Osceola County6
- Emmet County6
- Kossuth County6
- Palo Alto County6
- Scott County6
- Lyon County5
- Pottawattamie County5
- Shelby County5
- Adair County5
- Audubon County5
- Cass County5
- Guthrie County5
- Madison County5
- Ringgold County5
- Union County5
- Hancock County5
- Humboldt County5
- Webster County5
- Winnebago County5
- Worth County5
- Adams County4
59 more counties
- Appanoose County4
- Clarke County4
- Decatur County4
- Lucas County4
- Wayne County4
- Fremont County4
- Mills County4
- Montgomery County4
- Page County4
- Des Moines County4
- Henry County4
- Jones County4
- Muscatine County4
- Black Hawk County4
- Boone County4
- Bremer County4
- Butler County4
- Cerro Gordo County4
- Dallas County4
- Franklin County4
- Greene County4
- Grundy County4
- Hamilton County4
- Hardin County4
- Marshall County4
- Polk County4
- Story County4
- Wright County4
- Chickasaw County3
- Fayette County3
- Floyd County3
- Howard County3
- Mitchell County3
- Benton County3
- Buchanan County3
- Cedar County3
- Delaware County3
- Iowa County3
- Jefferson County3
- Johnson County3
- Keokuk County3
- Lee County3
- Linn County3
- Louisa County3
- Van Buren County3
- Washington County3
- Davis County3
- Jasper County3
- Mahaska County3
- Marion County3
- Monroe County3
- Poweshiek County3
- Tama County3
- Wapello County3
- Warren County3
- Taylor County3
- Allamakee County2
- Clayton County2
- Winneshiek 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.