Alert archive / Iowa / Polk County
Weather alerts in Polk County, Iowa, 2005
94 weather alerts in 2005, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Polk County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 94
- Warnings
- 17
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 9
- Busiest month
- June26 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 30, 20055 alerts
Over time
By month
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 3, 6:41 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:02 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 5, 11:44 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 5, 6:11 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 5, 11:57 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 7:06 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 12, 11:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 39 days |
| Jan 12, 12:29 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:21 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 8, 6:52 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 6, 8:26 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 6, 9:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 52 min |
| Mar 30, 8:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:50 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Mar 30, 11:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 28 min |
| Mar 30, 1:14 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Mar 30, 2:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 30 min |
| Apr 10, 2:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 20, 8:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 41 min |
| May 8, 3:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 10, 7:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 9:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 10, 11:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 10, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 38 min |
| May 11, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 44 min |
| May 12, 3:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| May 26, 5:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| May 27, 2:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 4, 5:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 55 min |
| Jun 9, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 1:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 13, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 53 min |
| Jun 13, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 33 min |
| Jun 13, 7:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 20, 6:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 20, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 53 min |
| Jun 22, 4:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 24, 2:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 24, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 23 min |
| Jun 24, 8:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 25, 12:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 25, 3:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jun 27, 12:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 27, 6:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 27, 11:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 29, 8:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 29, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 42 min |
| Jul 20, 11:26 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 21, 1:17 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 22, 3:18 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DMX | 3 days |
| Jul 25, 4:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Aug 9, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Aug 31, 3:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 8, 9:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 8, 10:56 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Sep 8, 12:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 50 min |
| Sep 8, 12:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Sep 8, 12:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 49 min |
| Sep 13, 11:19 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Sep 13, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 13, 12:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 31 min |
| Sep 18, 5:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Sep 18, 8:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Sep 18, 10:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Sep 18, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 18, 11:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Nov 12, 4:32 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | 34 hr |
| Nov 12, 1:44 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 4:40 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Nov 12, 5:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 27 min |
| Nov 14, 4:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DMX | 35 hr |
| Nov 15, 5:06 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DMX | 17 hr |
| Nov 15, 1:30 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Nov 15, 9:38 PM CST | Blowing Snow Advisory | DMX | 11 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:32 AM CST | Wind Advisory | DMX | 12 hr |
| Nov 27, 5:38 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Nov 27, 6:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DMX | 46 min |
| Nov 30, 4:03 AM CST | Snow Advisory | DMX | 26 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:46 AM CST | Snow Advisory | DMX | 14 hr |
| Dec 3, 12:25 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 5, 6:26 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:54 PM CST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | DMX | 12 hr |
| Dec 26, 7:57 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DMX | 28 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 | 17 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 10 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 53 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Blowing Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Snow Advisory | 2 |
| Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.