Alert archive / Iowa / Hamilton County

Weather alerts in Hamilton County, Iowa, 2009

123 weather alerts in 2009, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Hamilton County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2009. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
123
Warnings
21
Watches
25
Advisories
36
Busiest month
June24 alerts
Busiest day
August 9, 20097 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

1 of 2 tornado warnings covering Hamilton County in 2009 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 4 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 5 minutes after it went out.

Hamilton County, 2009

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings2150%450%5 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings12742%367%33 min
Flash flood warnings00

Each office's whole area, 2009

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Des Moines, IA: tornado warnings17759%2483%16 min
NWS Des Moines, IA: severe thunderstorm warnings19410645%39980%22 min
NWS Des Moines, IA: flash flood warnings12558%2785%110 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 3, 3:51 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX20 hr
Jan 9, 9:32 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX11 hr
Jan 11, 3:57 AM CSTBlizzard WatchDMX24 hr
Jan 11, 4:24 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX31 hr
Jan 12, 4:00 AM CSTBlizzard WarningDMX17 hr
Jan 12, 4:00 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDMX32 hr
Jan 12, 10:56 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Jan 12, 6:27 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Jan 13, 3:55 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX24 hr
Jan 13, 6:12 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Jan 14, 3:50 AM CSTWind Chill WarningDMX54 hr
Jan 14, 8:50 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX6 hr
Jan 23, 3:38 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDMX32 hr
Jan 23, 7:02 AM CSTWind AdvisoryDMX4 hr
Jan 23, 9:39 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX4 hr
Feb 2, 3:16 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDMX19 hr
Feb 9, 12:00 PM CSTWind AdvisoryDMX16 hr
Feb 25, 9:25 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX18 hr
Feb 26, 6:33 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Feb 26, 9:26 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Mar 5, 9:16 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX6 hr
Mar 10, 9:25 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX4 hr
Mar 10, 3:39 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDMX15 hr
Mar 22, 11:28 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Mar 23, 3:50 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDMX18 hr
Apr 2, 3:19 PM CDTWinter Storm WatchDMX37 hr
Apr 4, 4:23 AM CDTWinter Storm WarningDMX39 hr
Apr 24, 3:18 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Apr 24, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Apr 24, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX51 min
Apr 24, 7:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Apr 26, 3:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX24 hr
Apr 26, 12:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC4 hr
Apr 26, 2:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 26, 5:02 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Apr 30, 4:49 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX5 hr
May 8, 1:05 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
May 8, 1:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 16, 3:41 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryDMX27 hr
May 19, 3:42 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDMX27 hr
Jun 6, 3:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 7, 12:44 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Jun 7, 11:16 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jun 7, 5:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Jun 17, 3:53 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX6 hr
Jun 17, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 17, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 18, 6:41 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Jun 18, 7:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 18, 8:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX42 min
Jun 18, 3:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
Jun 19, 1:33 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Jun 19, 2:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 19, 5:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX48 min
Jun 21, 12:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jun 21, 3:17 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 21, 3:41 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryDMX66 hr
Jun 21, 4:56 PM CDTTornado WarningDMX34 min
Jun 21, 5:35 PM CDTTornado WarningDMX25 min
Jun 21, 6:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jun 23, 11:31 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jun 23, 12:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 24, 7:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX30 min
Jun 24, 7:34 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Jul 7, 1:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jul 7, 6:12 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Jul 7, 6:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC27 min
Jul 7, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 7, 9:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX6 hr
Jul 7, 9:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jul 7, 11:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Jul 10, 8:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX43 min
Jul 10, 8:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX46 min
Jul 14, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 14, 10:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Jul 24, 10:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 24, 2:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 24, 6:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Aug 2, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 3, 12:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX43 min
Aug 3, 1:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX35 min
Aug 7, 8:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Aug 7, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 8, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX48 min
Aug 8, 1:29 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 9, 6:30 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 9, 6:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 9, 9:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX60 min
Aug 9, 9:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX45 min
Aug 9, 9:55 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC35 min
Aug 9, 10:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX53 min
Aug 9, 1:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC35 min
Aug 12, 4:03 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Aug 19, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 20, 1:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Sep 10, 6:30 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX4 hr
Sep 10, 8:40 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX13 hr
Sep 28, 9:38 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDMX9 hr
Oct 3, 9:54 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDMX10 hr
Oct 9, 4:07 AM CDTFreeze WarningDMX29 hr
Oct 29, 11:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX11 hr
Nov 20, 4:05 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX6 hr
Nov 20, 9:27 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX13 hr
Dec 6, 3:49 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX24 hr
Dec 6, 3:34 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchDMX24 hr
Dec 7, 3:42 PM CSTBlizzard WatchDMX19 hr
Dec 7, 3:42 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDMX29 hr
Dec 8, 10:34 AM CSTBlizzard WarningDMX31 hr
Dec 8, 11:22 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Dec 8, 6:00 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Dec 8, 9:38 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Dec 9, 10:22 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Dec 9, 3:29 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDMX21 hr
Dec 9, 3:29 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX6 hr
Dec 13, 9:08 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX15 hr
Dec 14, 3:30 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDMX19 hr
Dec 21, 3:44 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchDMX60 hr
Dec 21, 3:44 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX13 hr
Dec 22, 12:45 PM CSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryDMX16 hr
Dec 23, 5:07 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningDMX71 hr
Dec 23, 5:07 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX23 hr
Dec 23, 12:21 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Dec 24, 3:45 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX36 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.