Alert archive / Iowa / Des Moines County
Weather alerts in Des Moines County, Iowa, 2017
130 weather alerts in 2017, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Des Moines County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 130
- Warnings
- 39
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 29
- Busiest month
- July28 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 10, 20176 alerts
Over time
By month
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:31 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 15 hr |
| Jan 7, 9:12 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | 15 days |
| Jan 7, 7:13 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | 14 days |
| Jan 10, 9:41 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | 11 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:33 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | 48 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:47 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 47 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:30 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 14 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:26 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 21 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:14 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 21 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:50 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 19 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:10 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 15 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:33 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 12 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:26 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 10 hr |
| Feb 23, 9:48 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:59 AM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | 47 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:59 AM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | 24 hr |
| Feb 26, 11:59 AM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:58 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | 12 days |
| Feb 27, 10:58 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | 12 days |
| Feb 28, 10:39 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | 10 days |
| Feb 28, 2:03 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:57 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:24 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Feb 28, 7:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 51 min |
| Feb 28, 8:06 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 6, 7:42 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Mar 6, 8:52 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 9:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 74 min |
| Mar 7, 3:32 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DVN | 14 hr |
| Mar 8, 10:21 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DVN | 8 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:27 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 33 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:26 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 8 days |
| Apr 5, 11:26 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 7 days |
| Apr 6, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 64 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 4 days |
| Apr 6, 10:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 5 days |
| Apr 10, 1:53 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 26 min |
| Apr 10, 4:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 43 min |
| Apr 17, 8:10 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 5 days |
| Apr 19, 1:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 30 days |
| Apr 19, 10:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 51 days |
| Apr 19, 10:26 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 58 hr |
| Apr 24, 9:35 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 6 days |
| Apr 25, 10:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 22 days |
| Apr 30, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 65 min |
| May 10, 12:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 10, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | 53 min |
| May 10, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 55 min |
| May 10, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | 40 min |
| May 10, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | 23 min |
| May 17, 3:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| May 17, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 17, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 30 min |
| May 17, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | 50 min |
| May 17, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | 50 min |
| May 17, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | 45 min |
| May 19, 11:39 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 5 days |
| May 19, 9:12 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 24 hr |
| May 20, 11:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 20 days |
| May 24, 12:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 15 days |
| May 26, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 36 min |
| May 27, 1:53 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 8 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 27 min |
| Jun 13, 10:42 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | 9 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 2:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 64 min |
| Jun 17, 2:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 17, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 17, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 8:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jun 19, 12:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 60 min |
| Jun 28, 2:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:53 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 22 min |
| Jul 7, 3:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 37 min |
| Jul 10, 1:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 10, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 58 min |
| Jul 10, 4:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 42 min |
| Jul 10, 2:20 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 67 min |
| Jul 11, 6:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 49 min |
| Jul 11, 7:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 50 min |
| Jul 11, 11:25 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | 9 hr |
| Jul 12, 4:05 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | 16 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DVN | 12 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 17, 3:37 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Watch | DVN | 36 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:08 PM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | DVN | 4 days |
| Jul 20, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 6:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 40 min |
| Jul 21, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 22, 12:23 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 24 hr |
| Jul 22, 12:23 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 24 hr |
| Jul 22, 12:23 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 24 hr |
| Jul 23, 11:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 7 days |
| Jul 23, 11:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 8 days |
| Jul 23, 11:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 8 days |
| Jul 26, 3:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DVN | 20 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 57 min |
| Jul 26, 4:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Aug 3, 5:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 10, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 5:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Aug 10, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 2:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:18 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 9 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:41 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 8 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:52 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 4 hr |
| Sep 19, 12:50 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 9 hr |
| Sep 22, 10:16 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | 9 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 14, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:39 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DVN | 53 hr |
| Nov 2, 1:31 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 9 hr |
| Nov 4, 11:19 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 8 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:26 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | 17 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:20 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 39 hr |
| Dec 26, 1:25 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | 22 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 29 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:11 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | 54 hr |
| Dec 29, 8:14 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 106 min |
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 | 13 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 22 |
| Special Weather Statement | 13 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 15 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 2 |
| River Flood Watch | 14 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Excessive Heat Watch | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 14 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.