Weather alerts in Jones County, Iowa, 2013

156 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Jones County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 156
Warnings: 41
Watches: 24
Advisories: 34
Busiest month: June38 alerts
Busiest day: June 26, 20138 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 2 tornado warnings covering Jones County in 2013 had a tornado report inside them.

Jones County, 2013

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	2	2	0%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	12	9	25%	6	67%	27 min
Flash flood warnings	6	4	33%	3	100%	235 min

Each office's whole area, 2013

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Quad Cities, IA: tornado warnings	23	6	74%	17	65%	10 min
NWS Quad Cities, IA: severe thunderstorm warnings	131	91	31%	316	79%	20 min
NWS Quad Cities, IA: flash flood warnings	33	20	39%	71	89%	128 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 10, 3:17 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	27 hr
Jan 19, 3:41 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DVN	20 hr
Jan 20, 3:06 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	24 hr
Jan 21, 3:09 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	16 hr
Jan 23, 2:01 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	13 hr
Jan 26, 3:41 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DVN	24 hr
Jan 26, 9:05 PM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	DVN	24 hr
Jan 27, 6:40 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Jan 27, 11:48 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Jan 28, 7:52 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	22 hr
Jan 28, 9:59 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jan 29, 3:39 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DVN	12 hr
Jan 29, 9:55 AM CST	River Flood Warning	DVN	39 hr
Jan 29, 3:18 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DVN	27 hr
Jan 31, 3:32 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	32 hr
Feb 9, 11:53 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Feb 10, 7:28 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DVN	20 hr
Feb 19, 2:20 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DVN	25 hr
Feb 20, 3:17 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DVN	48 hr
Feb 25, 3:22 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DVN	42 hr
Feb 25, 3:30 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	45 hr
Mar 2, 3:39 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DVN	37 hr
Mar 3, 3:03 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	13 hr
Mar 4, 4:13 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DVN	38 hr
Mar 9, 3:40 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DVN	11 hr
Mar 10, 4:06 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	17 hr
Mar 10, 6:37 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	21 hr
Mar 10, 5:55 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	41 hr
Mar 11, 9:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	41 hr
Mar 15, 12:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	38 hr
Mar 18, 6:34 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	6 hr
Mar 31, 12:56 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	8 hr
Apr 9, 2:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	2 hr
Apr 9, 10:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	70 hr
Apr 9, 10:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	6 days
Apr 9, 2:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DVN	32 hr
Apr 16, 3:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DVN	45 hr
Apr 17, 10:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	57 min
Apr 17, 11:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	8 days
Apr 17, 8:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	8 hr
Apr 17, 8:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	58 hr
Apr 18, 1:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	9 hr
Apr 18, 3:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	18 hr
Apr 18, 3:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	64 min
Apr 29, 9:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 29, 10:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
May 9, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	118 min
May 11, 3:04 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DVN	16 hr
May 12, 3:27 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DVN	16 hr
May 19, 11:30 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
May 19, 1:10 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 19, 2:59 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 19, 7:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
May 19, 7:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
May 19, 8:10 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 19, 10:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
May 19, 11:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	38 min
May 20, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 22, 7:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	48 min
May 26, 3:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DVN	56 hr
May 26, 4:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	6 hr
May 26, 10:12 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	11 days
May 28, 1:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	91 min
May 28, 3:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	54 min
May 29, 2:39 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
May 29, 3:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DVN	54 hr
May 29, 8:43 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	51 hr
May 30, 12:32 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 30, 2:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
May 30, 3:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
May 30, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	63 min
Jun 6, 2:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	83 min
Jun 6, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	2 hr
Jun 10, 4:15 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	4 hr
Jun 12, 10:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	2 hr
Jun 12, 12:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
Jun 12, 12:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	109 min
Jun 12, 1:49 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr
Jun 12, 4:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Jun 12, 6:40 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 12, 8:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	37 min
Jun 15, 10:54 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Jun 21, 8:07 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Jun 21, 8:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	52 min
Jun 21, 8:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 21, 8:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	66 min
Jun 21, 9:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	63 min
Jun 21, 10:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	55 min
Jun 22, 7:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	6 hr
Jun 22, 7:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	52 min
Jun 22, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	48 hr
Jun 23, 3:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	DVN	3 days
Jun 23, 11:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	56 min
Jun 23, 11:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	58 min
Jun 24, 4:29 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	9 hr
Jun 24, 12:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 24, 1:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	12 hr
Jun 24, 2:11 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 24, 2:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	DVN	23 min
Jun 24, 3:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	DVN	46 min
Jun 25, 3:15 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 25, 9:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 25, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 26, 2:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	DVN	6 hr
Jun 26, 2:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	45 min
Jun 26, 2:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	42 min
Jun 26, 3:32 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jun 26, 3:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	DVN	5 days
Jun 26, 8:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	DVN	9 hr
Jul 9, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	51 min
Jul 17, 3:02 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	DVN	64 hr
Jul 22, 3:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	3 hr
Jul 22, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 22, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	51 min
Jul 22, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	44 min
Jul 25, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	62 min
Jul 25, 7:04 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Aug 5, 5:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	62 min
Aug 5, 8:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	64 min
Aug 6, 5:25 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	4 hr
Aug 6, 9:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Aug 7, 2:41 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 7, 5:32 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	103 min
Aug 23, 2:23 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	7 hr
Aug 25, 4:09 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	DVN	6 days
Aug 28, 3:50 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	DVN	63 hr
Sep 7, 4:01 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Sep 18, 10:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	2 hr
Sep 19, 3:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	75 min
Sep 19, 4:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Sep 19, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Sep 19, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	44 min
Sep 19, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	52 min
Sep 19, 7:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Oct 3, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Oct 4, 2:06 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Oct 4, 4:35 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Oct 4, 5:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	56 min
Oct 4, 5:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	45 min
Oct 4, 6:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	38 min
Oct 4, 10:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Oct 13, 3:42 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	DVN	16 hr
Oct 19, 3:48 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	DVN	27 hr
Oct 21, 3:15 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	DVN	17 hr
Oct 30, 5:20 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	8 hr
Nov 16, 3:43 PM CST	Wind Advisory	DVN	26 hr
Dec 3, 3:23 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	DVN	38 hr
Dec 10, 3:30 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	19 hr
Dec 11, 3:59 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	26 hr
Dec 19, 3:50 AM CST	Freezing Rain Advisory	DVN	35 hr
Dec 19, 2:56 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	DVN	24 hr
Dec 20, 3:02 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	DVN	44 hr
Dec 21, 10:41 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 22, 3:12 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	45 hr
Dec 28, 3:14 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	DVN	42 hr
Dec 30, 3:10 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	DVN	51 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	12
Tornado Warning	2
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	8
Tornado Watch	5
Mesoscale Discussion	33
Special Weather Statement	24
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	3
Flash Flood Warning	6
River Flood Warning	12
Flash Flood Watch	5
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	5
Winter Storm Watch	6
Freezing Rain Advisory	2
Winter Weather Advisory	6
Heat
Heat Advisory	3
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Frost Advisory	4
Wind Chill Advisory	7
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	3
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	9

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2012 2014

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.