Alert archive / Iowa / Benton County

Weather alerts in Benton County, Iowa, 2019

165 weather alerts in 2019, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Benton County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2019. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
165
Warnings
40
Watches
27
Advisories
41
Busiest month
June22 alerts
Busiest day
August 20, 20197 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

2 of 4 tornado warnings covering Benton County in 2019 had a tornado report inside them.

Benton County, 2019

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings4250%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings13746%743%38 min
Flash flood warnings3233%0

Each office's whole area, 2019

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Quad Cities, IA: tornado warnings331458%2767%18 min
NWS Quad Cities, IA: severe thunderstorm warnings16710338%31483%25 min
NWS Quad Cities, IA: flash flood warnings673745%6884%95 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 7, 2:50 PM CSTWind AdvisoryDVN30 hr
Jan 10, 2:21 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN55 hr
Jan 14, 2:30 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN6 hr
Jan 14, 1:06 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN41 hr
Jan 17, 10:05 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDVN17 hr
Jan 17, 1:56 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDVN44 hr
Jan 18, 5:54 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Jan 21, 11:55 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN48 hr
Jan 22, 3:32 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningDVN32 hr
Jan 23, 2:40 PM CSTWind Chill WatchDVN12 hr
Jan 23, 2:40 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN30 hr
Jan 24, 2:52 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDVN32 hr
Jan 24, 2:41 PM CSTWind Chill WarningDVN21 hr
Jan 26, 3:26 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN51 hr
Jan 27, 2:27 PM CSTWind Chill WatchDVN24 hr
Jan 28, 3:01 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDVN39 hr
Jan 28, 2:19 PM CSTWind Chill WarningDVN70 hr
Jan 31, 3:03 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN21 hr
Jan 31, 10:04 AM CSTWind Chill WarningDVN3 hr
Feb 2, 2:49 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN33 hr
Feb 4, 2:15 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN37 hr
Feb 5, 1:37 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Feb 6, 3:08 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN48 hr
Feb 8, 3:13 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDVN9 hr
Feb 10, 3:09 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchDVN12 hr
Feb 11, 3:08 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningDVN45 hr
Feb 15, 2:18 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDVN7 hr
Feb 15, 3:08 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN57 hr
Feb 17, 12:46 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Feb 19, 3:46 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningDVN36 hr
Feb 22, 4:16 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN30 hr
Feb 22, 2:53 PM CSTHigh Wind WatchDVN13 hr
Feb 23, 3:30 AM CSTWind AdvisoryDVN39 hr
Feb 23, 6:23 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchDVN15 hr
Feb 23, 1:31 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN31 hr
Feb 26, 8:23 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN13 hr
Mar 3, 3:42 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDVN31 hr
Mar 9, 10:54 AM CSTRiver Flood WatchDVN21 days
Mar 9, 3:06 PM CSTWind AdvisoryDVN17 hr
Mar 11, 10:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVN21 days
Mar 11, 3:16 PM CDTFlood WatchDVN56 hr
Mar 12, 10:45 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVN9 days
Mar 13, 5:10 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN7 hr
Apr 5, 3:54 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN6 hr
Apr 10, 3:13 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDVN40 hr
Apr 12, 3:52 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDVN16 hr
Apr 17, 5:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Apr 17, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN40 min
Apr 17, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN52 min
Apr 22, 2:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 22, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN25 min
Apr 22, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN2 hr
Apr 22, 3:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN64 min
Apr 22, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN60 min
Apr 25, 4:06 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN6 hr
Apr 27, 3:30 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN17 hr
Apr 27, 3:39 PM CDTFreeze WarningDVN17 hr
May 7, 9:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVN21 days
May 16, 7:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 16, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 16, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN60 min
May 16, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN48 min
May 16, 11:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 17, 8:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVN21 days
May 18, 2:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVN24 hr
May 24, 3:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVN23 hr
May 24, 7:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN64 min
May 24, 7:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN29 min
May 24, 8:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN38 min
May 24, 3:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
May 27, 8:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN23 min
May 27, 10:17 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVN7 days
May 28, 3:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVN25 hr
May 29, 6:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC118 min
May 29, 6:20 PM CDTTornado WarningDVN40 min
May 29, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN37 min
May 29, 7:11 PM CDTTornado WarningDVN49 min
May 29, 8:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVN6 hr
Jun 5, 6:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN53 min
Jun 15, 1:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 15, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN43 min
Jun 15, 2:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN58 min
Jun 15, 3:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Jun 15, 5:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jun 15, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN58 min
Jun 15, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN17 min
Jun 16, 9:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVN4 days
Jun 27, 12:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 27, 1:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jun 27, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN30 min
Jun 27, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN25 min
Jun 27, 5:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jun 28, 7:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN28 min
Jun 28, 7:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN66 min
Jun 28, 8:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN65 min
Jun 29, 1:18 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVN8 hr
Jun 30, 3:18 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVN18 hr
Jun 30, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 30, 5:20 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Jun 30, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN44 min
Jul 2, 3:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jul 3, 4:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 15, 3:13 PM CDTExcessive Heat WatchDVN37 hr
Jul 16, 3:29 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningDVN4 days
Jul 16, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN35 min
Jul 17, 4:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVN30 hr
Jul 17, 9:09 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 17, 10:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 17, 11:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN86 min
Jul 17, 12:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 27, 10:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN28 min
Aug 5, 6:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 5, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN46 min
Aug 12, 4:29 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN5 hr
Aug 12, 3:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Aug 18, 12:00 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Aug 18, 3:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN53 min
Aug 18, 4:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN52 min
Aug 20, 4:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN28 min
Aug 20, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN50 min
Aug 20, 5:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVN6 hr
Aug 20, 5:43 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Aug 20, 6:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC11 hr
Aug 20, 6:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVN5 hr
Aug 20, 6:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN31 min
Sep 9, 2:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Sep 9, 3:32 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Sep 9, 6:07 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Sep 9, 7:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Sep 9, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN48 min
Sep 9, 9:38 PM CDTTornado WarningDVN15 min
Sep 12, 1:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 12, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Sep 15, 9:07 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN13 hr
Sep 18, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN41 min
Sep 18, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN50 min
Sep 20, 4:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVN63 hr
Sep 22, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN59 min
Sep 23, 5:17 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN3 hr
Sep 27, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Sep 30, 2:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVN39 hr
Oct 1, 5:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Oct 1, 5:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN26 min
Oct 1, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN50 min
Oct 1, 6:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Oct 1, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Oct 1, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN37 min
Oct 1, 6:46 PM CDTTornado WarningDVN29 min
Oct 1, 8:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Oct 2, 7:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVN58 hr
Oct 5, 11:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN48 min
Oct 5, 8:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVN5 days
Oct 10, 4:08 AM CDTFreeze WatchDVN23 hr
Oct 11, 3:36 AM CDTFreeze WarningDVN29 hr
Oct 12, 9:16 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDVN9 hr
Oct 19, 8:19 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN15 hr
Oct 21, 10:48 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDVN28 hr
Oct 30, 12:30 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN28 hr
Nov 10, 12:49 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN24 hr
Nov 25, 2:47 PM CSTHigh Wind WatchDVN21 hr
Nov 26, 11:21 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningDVN31 hr
Dec 9, 2:02 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN7 hr
Dec 9, 11:31 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN4 hr
Dec 9, 12:07 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningDVN53 min
Dec 28, 9:46 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN10 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.