Alert archive / Iowa / Des Moines County
Weather alerts in Des Moines County, Iowa, 2020
122 weather alerts in 2020, 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
- 122
- Warnings
- 31
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 32
- Busiest month
- June27 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 9, 20206 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Des Moines County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 14 | 13 | 7% | 18 | 94% | 26 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Quad Cities, IA: tornado warnings | 35 | 13 | 63% | 39 | 59% | 13 min |
| NWS Quad Cities, IA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 199 | 145 | 27% | 565 | 88% | 27 min |
| NWS Quad Cities, IA: flash flood warnings | 31 | 21 | 32% | 41 | 85% | 60 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 3:33 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | 11 hr |
| Jan 9, 11:21 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | 16 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:17 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | 43 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:11 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 24 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:43 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | 23 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:17 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 52 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:13 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | 21 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:06 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 15 hr |
| Jan 24, 8:29 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 7 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:40 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 6 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:00 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 19 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:49 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:00 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 45 hr |
| Feb 13, 10:05 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | 24 hr |
| Feb 17, 5:27 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 7 hr |
| Feb 23, 10:35 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | 28 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:23 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 28 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:55 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:56 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DVN | 12 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:56 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DVN | 15 hr |
| Mar 17, 10:55 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 21 days |
| Mar 17, 10:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 42 days |
| Mar 17, 10:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 42 days |
| Mar 18, 8:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 38 days |
| Mar 25, 4:41 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Mar 28, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Mar 28, 9:26 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | 22 hr |
| Apr 8, 1:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Apr 8, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 64 min |
| Apr 8, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:52 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | 16 hr |
| Apr 12, 1:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 59 min |
| Apr 12, 3:42 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | 36 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:13 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | 11 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:12 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | 29 hr |
| Apr 16, 5:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 64 min |
| Apr 28, 3:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 7, 4:00 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | DVN | 23 hr |
| May 8, 3:16 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DVN | 29 hr |
| May 10, 2:36 PM CDT | Frost Advisory | DVN | 16 hr |
| May 14, 11:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DVN | 19 hr |
| May 14, 5:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 14, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 14, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 49 min |
| May 14, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 33 min |
| May 14, 9:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 52 min |
| May 23, 11:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 23, 12:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 25, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 23 min |
| May 26, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 22 min |
| Jun 2, 10:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 15 days |
| Jun 2, 8:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 15 days |
| Jun 3, 9:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 58 min |
| Jun 3, 9:52 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 3, 6:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 4, 8:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 5 days |
| Jun 5, 7:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 7:59 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 8, 3:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DVN | 40 hr |
| Jun 9, 9:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 21 days |
| Jun 10, 10:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 65 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 36 min |
| Jun 22, 5:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 66 min |
| Jun 22, 2:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 24 min |
| Jun 22, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 7 days |
| Jun 24, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 7 days |
| Jun 26, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 26, 5:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 9:06 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | 62 hr |
| Jun 27, 10:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 5 days |
| Jun 27, 10:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 5 days |
| Jun 29, 10:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | 32 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:38 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | 28 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:24 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 9, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 60 min |
| Jul 9, 5:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 9, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 10:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 17, 3:04 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | 41 hr |
| Jul 19, 8:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 42 min |
| Jul 19, 8:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 35 min |
| Jul 25, 2:30 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | 41 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 10, 11:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 1:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 52 min |
| Aug 24, 12:18 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | 7 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:07 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | 16 hr |
| Aug 28, 2:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Aug 28, 5:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Sep 6, 2:32 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Sep 7, 7:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 33 min |
| Sep 8, 2:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 44 min |
| Sep 11, 2:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DVN | 15 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:54 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DVN | 29 hr |
| Oct 14, 4:19 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | 15 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:15 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DVN | 29 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:43 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | 28 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:35 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 9 hr |
| Nov 10, 2:41 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | 17 hr |
| Nov 10, 11:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 10, 1:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 41 min |
| Nov 10, 1:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 47 min |
| Nov 10, 1:48 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Nov 14, 3:35 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | 38 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:43 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DVN | 23 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | 17 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | 38 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 38 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 | 14 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 22 |
| Special Weather Statement | 13 |
| Flooding | |
| River Flood Warning | 11 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| River Flood Watch | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.