Weather alerts in Iowa, January 2026

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in January 2026. 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 4, 9:15 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Dickinson, Lyon, Osceola	12 hr
Jan 5, 8:21 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	12 hr
Jan 5, 8:25 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 42 more	19 hr
Jan 5, 9:42 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux and 1 more	9 hr
Jan 6, 10:23 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek	5 hr
Jan 6, 9:38 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Davis, Franklin and 9 more	11 hr
Jan 6, 11:58 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	12 hr
Jan 7, 1:21 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ARX	Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and 1 more	11 hr
Jan 8, 7:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Linn	42 min
Jan 15, 1:59 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	34 hr
Jan 15, 2:01 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 27 more	31 hr
Jan 15, 2:11 PM CST	Wind Advisory	OAX	Monona	28 hr
Jan 16, 9:56 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Fremont, Mills	64 min
Jan 16, 10:42 AM CST	Snow Squall Warning	OAX	Harrison, Monona	33 min
Jan 16, 11:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Harrison	31 min
Jan 16, 11:40 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Mills, Pottawattamie	65 min
Jan 16, 12:22 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Fremont, Mills, Montgomery	38 min
Jan 16, 12:59 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Fremont, Montgomery, Page	31 min
Jan 16, 1:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DMX	Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold	48 min
Jan 17, 1:16 PM CST	Wind Advisory	OAX	Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby	33 hr
Jan 17, 1:38 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	68 hr
Jan 17, 1:51 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	46 hr
Jan 17, 2:07 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DMX	Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun and 36 more	46 hr
Jan 17, 2:07 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet and 17 more	34 hr
Jan 17, 2:21 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	34 hr
Jan 18, 2:22 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola	32 hr
Jan 18, 2:40 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell	21 hr
Jan 20, 2:42 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Grundy and 3 more	23 hr
Jan 20, 2:45 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson	23 hr
Jan 20, 2:50 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Clayton, Fayette	24 hr
Jan 20, 12:47 PM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	46 hr
Jan 20, 1:23 PM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	37 hr
Jan 20, 1:23 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, Lyon, O'Brien and 3 more	21 hr
Jan 20, 1:23 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola and 1 more	29 hr
Jan 20, 2:13 PM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	OAX	Monona	35 hr
Jan 20, 2:13 PM CST	Wind Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	28 hr
Jan 20, 2:30 PM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	45 hr
Jan 21, 2:29 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun and 27 more	12 hr
Jan 21, 2:29 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet and 14 more	18 hr
Jan 21, 2:46 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	31 hr
Jan 21, 2:46 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson and 8 more	21 hr
Jan 21, 2:46 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 1 more	21 hr
Jan 21, 3:03 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ARX	Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell and 1 more	19 hr
Jan 21, 10:13 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Clay, Dickinson, Osceola	8 hr
Jan 21, 10:26 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	DMX	Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin and 9 more	9 hr
Jan 21, 10:30 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	ARX	Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell	9 hr
Jan 21, 10:42 AM CST	High Wind Warning	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, O'Brien, Plymouth and 2 more	7 hr
Jan 21, 11:03 AM CST	High Wind Warning	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	7 hr
Jan 21, 11:24 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Jones, Linn	10 hr
Jan 21, 11:24 AM CST	High Wind Warning	DVN	Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Louisa, Muscatine and 1 more	10 hr
Jan 21, 11:27 AM CST	High Wind Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun and 30 more	8 hr
Jan 21, 11:56 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	48 hr
Jan 21, 4:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Clinton, Jackson	78 min
Jan 21, 5:50 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Jackson	40 min
Jan 21, 6:28 PM CST	Snow Squall Warning	DVN	Clinton, Jackson, Scott	47 min
Jan 22, 1:39 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and 1 more	34 hr
Jan 22, 1:39 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	OAX	Harrison, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby	34 hr
Jan 22, 2:28 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	34 hr
Jan 22, 2:28 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	33 hr
Jan 22, 2:38 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	33 hr
Jan 22, 10:02 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	50 hr
Jan 22, 10:24 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	47 hr
Jan 22, 11:08 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	40 hr
Jan 23, 2:17 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more	31 hr
Jan 23, 1:26 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	Lee	44 hr
Jan 25, 1:32 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	ARX	Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more	34 hr
Jan 25, 1:48 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more	34 hr
Jan 25, 1:52 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	OAX	Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more	31 hr
Jan 25, 2:04 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	DMX	Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more	31 hr
Jan 25, 2:13 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 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
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	1
Special Weather Statement	7
Winter
Blizzard Warning	4
Snow Squall Warning	3
Winter Weather Advisory	13
Cold
Extreme Cold Warning	5
Extreme Cold Watch	5
Cold Weather Advisory	14
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	4
Wind Advisory	6
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	8

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.