Weather alerts in O'Brien County, Iowa, 2025

165 weather alerts in 2025, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

O'Brien County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2025. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 165
Warnings: 54
Watches: 28
Advisories: 51
Busiest month: July39 alerts
Busiest day: July 28, 20259 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 1 tornado warnings covering O'Brien County in 2025 had a tornado report inside them.

O'Brien County, 2025

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	1	1	0%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	29	18	38%	11	91%	15 min
Flash flood warnings	4	1	75%	1	0%

Each office's whole area, 2025

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Sioux Falls, SD: tornado warnings	20	5	75%	9	56%	8 min
NWS Sioux Falls, SD: severe thunderstorm warnings	332	191	42%	500	85%	22 min
NWS Sioux Falls, SD: flash flood warnings	25	9	64%	19	74%	80 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 17, 1:13 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	47 hr
Jan 18, 1:24 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	71 hr
Jan 20, 2:45 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	FSD	33 hr
Jan 28, 1:33 PM CST	Red Flag Warning	FSD	4 hr
Feb 1, 2:44 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	12 hr
Feb 2, 2:07 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	9 hr
Feb 6, 3:23 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	15 hr
Feb 10, 2:13 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	22 hr
Feb 10, 2:26 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	19 hr
Feb 12, 2:49 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	30 hr
Feb 14, 1:14 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	22 hr
Feb 16, 3:02 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	42 hr
Feb 16, 3:02 AM CST	Extreme Cold Watch	FSD	24 hr
Feb 17, 2:57 AM CST	Extreme Cold Warning	FSD	33 hr
Feb 17, 11:50 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	9 hr
Feb 18, 3:09 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	31 hr
Feb 19, 2:40 AM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	30 hr
Feb 25, 4:14 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	7 hr
Feb 27, 1:35 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	28 hr
Feb 28, 3:20 AM CST	Red Flag Warning	FSD	15 hr
Mar 3, 3:51 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	24 hr
Mar 3, 2:10 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	40 hr
Mar 4, 10:49 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	31 hr
Mar 4, 11:22 AM CST	High Wind Warning	FSD	19 hr
Mar 4, 11:17 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Mar 5, 11:35 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	6 hr
Mar 6, 3:20 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	33 hr
Mar 14, 1:46 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	25 hr
Mar 14, 5:01 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Mar 14, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Mar 14, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	44 min
Mar 14, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	45 min
Mar 17, 3:13 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	24 hr
Mar 17, 3:23 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FSD	16 hr
Mar 17, 2:50 PM CDT	High Wind Watch	FSD	13 hr
Mar 18, 3:21 AM CDT	Blizzard Warning	FSD	40 hr
Mar 18, 3:21 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	FSD	40 hr
Mar 19, 5:54 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Mar 22, 2:25 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	29 hr
Mar 27, 2:06 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FSD	14 hr
Mar 28, 3:43 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FSD	16 hr
Mar 28, 7:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 9, 2:23 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FSD	18 hr
Apr 14, 3:10 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	16 hr
Apr 14, 1:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Apr 17, 12:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 17, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 17, 5:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 17, 8:06 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Apr 17, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	24 min
Apr 18, 12:42 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Apr 18, 2:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	35 min
Apr 28, 10:41 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 28, 12:29 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr
Apr 28, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	21 min
Apr 28, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Apr 28, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	39 min
May 10, 2:05 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FSD	32 hr
May 14, 2:00 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	53 hr
May 15, 1:08 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
May 15, 1:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 15, 4:04 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
May 15, 2:15 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	29 hr
May 19, 8:25 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	FSD	4 hr
Jun 2, 1:20 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jun 2, 3:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jun 2, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 2, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	49 min
Jun 2, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	52 min
Jun 11, 1:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 11, 2:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FSD	24 min
Jun 11, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 14, 4:37 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	4 hr
Jun 14, 6:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jun 16, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FSD	42 min
Jun 18, 2:02 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Watch	FSD	23 hr
Jun 19, 1:30 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	FSD	3 days
Jun 25, 11:13 AM CDT	Flood Watch	FSD	20 hr
Jun 25, 2:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 27, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jun 28, 11:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 29, 1:01 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Jun 29, 3:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	37 min
Jun 29, 4:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	39 min
Jul 2, 11:52 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jul 7, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 10, 1:39 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 15, 8:19 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Jul 15, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 18, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 18, 11:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jul 19, 1:54 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jul 19, 2:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	27 min
Jul 19, 3:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FSD	52 min
Jul 20, 2:19 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	FSD	30 hr
Jul 22, 3:23 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	FSD	17 hr
Jul 22, 2:13 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	FSD	30 hr
Jul 26, 2:53 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Watch	FSD	11 hr
Jul 26, 4:32 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	4 hr
Jul 26, 2:08 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	FSD	30 hr
Jul 27, 2:34 PM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	FSD	29 hr
Jul 27, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jul 27, 9:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jul 28, 12:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	44 min
Jul 28, 12:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	45 min
Jul 28, 12:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	48 min
Jul 28, 1:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	45 min
Jul 28, 1:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	46 min
Jul 28, 1:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FSD	91 min
Jul 28, 1:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	48 min
Jul 28, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 28, 8:13 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 28, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	FSD	37 min
Jul 28, 9:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FSD	26 min
Jul 28, 9:39 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 28, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	FSD	80 min
Jul 28, 11:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	35 min
Jul 29, 8:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	19 min
Jul 29, 2:29 PM CDT	Flood Watch	FSD	11 hr
Jul 29, 7:30 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jul 29, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 29, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	46 min
Jul 29, 10:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FSD	4 hr
Aug 5, 11:33 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Aug 7, 2:15 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	FSD	30 hr
Aug 8, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Aug 9, 2:40 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Aug 15, 11:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	59 min
Aug 15, 1:59 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	FSD	30 hr
Aug 18, 1:50 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Aug 30, 4:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FSD	119 min
Sep 4, 4:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Sep 6, 4:17 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	FSD	17 hr
Sep 9, 10:49 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	12 hr
Sep 16, 2:21 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Sep 16, 9:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	FSD	63 min
Sep 16, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	39 min
Sep 22, 6:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	44 min
Sep 22, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	46 min
Oct 15, 7:31 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	8 hr
Oct 20, 2:36 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	27 hr
Oct 28, 10:51 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	16 hr
Oct 30, 1:31 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	9 hr
Nov 7, 9:12 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	17 hr
Nov 20, 4:13 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	8 hr
Nov 24, 1:42 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	37 hr
Nov 25, 4:34 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	4 hr
Nov 26, 2:26 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	24 hr
Nov 27, 2:53 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	57 hr
Dec 5, 3:33 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	44 hr
Dec 6, 3:08 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	21 hr
Dec 6, 12:25 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Dec 8, 5:35 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	15 hr
Dec 8, 2:45 PM CST	High Wind Warning	FSD	39 hr
Dec 8, 2:45 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FSD	21 hr
Dec 10, 3:13 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	39 hr
Dec 12, 2:24 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	34 hr
Dec 12, 2:08 PM CST	Cold Weather Advisory	FSD	44 hr
Dec 17, 2:43 AM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	42 hr
Dec 18, 6:47 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	11 hr
Dec 24, 1:19 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	68 hr
Dec 27, 12:47 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	17 hr
Dec 27, 2:10 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	34 hr
Dec 27, 2:11 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	40 hr
Dec 28, 10:56 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	19 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	29
Tornado Warning	1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	16
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	32
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	4
Flood Watch	2
Winter
Blizzard Warning	3
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	4
Winter Weather Advisory	11
Heat
Extreme Heat Warning	3
Extreme Heat Watch	2
Heat Advisory	5
Cold
Extreme Cold Warning	2
Extreme Cold Watch	1
Cold Weather Advisory	9
Frost Advisory	1
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	4
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	13
Fire
Red Flag Warning	6
Fire Weather Watch	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	12

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2024 2026

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.