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Weather alerts in Iowa County, Iowa, 2011

127 weather alerts in 2011, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Iowa County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2011. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
127
Warnings
35
Watches
16
Advisories
28
Busiest month
June30 alerts
Busiest day
May 22, 201114 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

3 of 4 tornado warnings covering Iowa County in 2011 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 17 minutes after it went out.

Iowa County, 2011

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings4325%367%17 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings211338%1346%22 min
Flash flood warnings220%0

Each office's whole area, 2011

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Quad Cities, IA: tornado warnings15753%1471%15 min
NWS Quad Cities, IA: severe thunderstorm warnings15711030%41181%27 min
NWS Quad Cities, IA: flash flood warnings302323%6977%164 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 10, 4:17 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN38 hr
Jan 16, 3:50 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN28 hr
Jan 20, 3:02 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDVN31 hr
Jan 30, 3:40 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDVN37 hr
Jan 31, 4:12 PM CSTBlizzard WarningDVN44 hr
Feb 1, 10:36 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 1, 3:36 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Feb 2, 3:38 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDVN19 hr
Feb 7, 3:31 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDVN20 hr
Feb 8, 3:37 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDVN18 hr
Feb 9, 2:41 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDVN19 hr
Feb 16, 5:00 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN8 hr
Feb 16, 8:25 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN6 hr
Feb 17, 9:02 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningDVN7 days
Feb 24, 3:20 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN26 hr
Feb 27, 3:37 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN11 hr
Feb 27, 5:50 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC6 hr
Mar 11, 3:29 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN7 hr
Mar 20, 2:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Mar 21, 1:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN80 min
Mar 22, 8:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN62 min
Mar 22, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN52 min
Mar 22, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN63 min
Apr 3, 4:49 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Apr 3, 5:57 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Apr 3, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN39 min
Apr 3, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN45 min
Apr 3, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN51 min
Apr 3, 7:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Apr 4, 11:58 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDVN6 hr
Apr 10, 3:55 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDVN12 hr
Apr 15, 4:30 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDVN15 hr
Apr 26, 9:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVN5 days
May 2, 3:33 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDVN15 hr
May 3, 3:15 PM CDTFreeze WarningDVN16 hr
May 11, 8:09 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
May 11, 1:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 11, 3:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 11, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN56 min
May 16, 2:57 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryDVN16 hr
May 21, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN51 min
May 22, 4:41 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 22, 10:53 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 22, 12:51 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr
May 22, 2:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN44 min
May 22, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN54 min
May 22, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN33 min
May 22, 2:38 PM CDTTornado WarningDVN67 min
May 22, 2:45 PM CDTTornado WarningDVN29 min
May 22, 2:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 22, 3:22 PM CDTTornado WarningDVN53 min
May 22, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN65 min
May 22, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN47 min
May 22, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN43 min
May 24, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN62 min
May 24, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN61 min
May 25, 3:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN59 min
May 25, 6:37 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVN7 days
May 25, 2:31 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDVN7 hr
May 29, 5:05 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDVN4 hr
May 29, 8:39 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
May 29, 8:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 5, 6:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN53 min
Jun 5, 9:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN43 min
Jun 5, 5:17 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jun 6, 3:28 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVN64 hr
Jun 8, 3:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jun 8, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 8, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN13 min
Jun 8, 8:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jun 8, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN63 min
Jun 8, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN28 min
Jun 9, 1:44 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 9, 3:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVN28 hr
Jun 10, 1:39 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 10, 2:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVN5 hr
Jun 10, 9:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVN5 days
Jun 13, 1:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN59 min
Jun 13, 3:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVN39 hr
Jun 13, 9:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jun 14, 10:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDVN9 hr
Jun 15, 7:21 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDVN5 hr
Jun 19, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 20, 1:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN39 min
Jun 20, 4:08 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Jun 20, 10:22 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Jun 21, 1:25 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC35 min
Jun 22, 8:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDVN38 hr
Jun 26, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 26, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN57 min
Jun 29, 3:18 PM CDTExcessive Heat WatchDVN13 hr
Jun 30, 3:55 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVN44 hr
Jul 10, 10:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN55 min
Jul 11, 2:36 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jul 11, 3:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 11, 4:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN55 min
Jul 11, 4:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN65 min
Jul 11, 5:07 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jul 14, 3:40 PM CDTExcessive Heat WatchDVN24 hr
Jul 15, 3:42 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningDVN9 days
Jul 22, 4:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN57 min
Jul 22, 7:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jul 22, 10:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN51 min
Jul 23, 2:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDVN14 hr
Jul 26, 10:53 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVN10 hr
Jul 27, 3:44 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVN18 hr
Jul 31, 3:54 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVN66 hr
Aug 2, 3:50 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningDVN18 hr
Aug 2, 12:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Aug 6, 8:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 6, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 7, 12:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDVN55 min
Aug 8, 1:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Aug 8, 1:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN50 min
Aug 23, 12:45 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 1, 10:40 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDVN32 hr
Sep 2, 2:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Sep 2, 10:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Sep 2, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Sep 2, 11:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Sep 14, 3:48 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryDVN28 hr
Sep 25, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN51 min
Sep 28, 3:57 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDVN27 hr
Oct 12, 7:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN51 min
Oct 12, 9:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDVN2 hr
Oct 20, 3:20 AM CDTFreeze WarningDVN30 hr
Dec 6, 7:45 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVN6 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.