Alert archive / Iowa / Polk County

Weather alerts in Polk County, Iowa, 2010

258 weather alerts in 2010, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Polk County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2010. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
258
Warnings
104
Watches
56
Advisories
47
Busiest month
June78 alerts
Busiest day
August 9, 201016 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

0 of 1 tornado warnings covering Polk County in 2010 had a tornado report inside them.

Polk County, 2010

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings10100%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings251732%2685%25 min
Flash flood warnings11918%2770%106 min

Each office's whole area, 2010

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Des Moines, IA: tornado warnings561279%3376%14 min
NWS Des Moines, IA: severe thunderstorm warnings36118748%50181%24 min
NWS Des Moines, IA: flash flood warnings1006436%18087%120 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 1, 2:24 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDMX19 hr
Jan 3, 2:55 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDMX20 hr
Jan 4, 3:41 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDMX19 hr
Jan 5, 3:59 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDMX12 hr
Jan 5, 3:40 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningDMX53 hr
Jan 7, 3:24 PM CSTWind Chill WarningDMX21 hr
Jan 7, 3:24 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDMX42 hr
Jan 16, 3:14 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX24 hr
Jan 17, 3:16 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX48 hr
Jan 19, 4:15 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDMX12 hr
Jan 19, 3:58 PM CSTIce Storm WarningDMX23 hr
Jan 19, 11:54 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Jan 20, 3:58 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Jan 20, 9:34 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMX3 hr
Jan 23, 3:37 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX11 hr
Jan 24, 3:28 PM CSTWind AdvisoryDMX33 hr
Jan 24, 7:02 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX39 hr
Jan 25, 9:55 AM CSTBlizzard WarningDMX18 hr
Jan 25, 5:30 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Feb 6, 3:50 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchDMX24 hr
Feb 7, 3:47 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX48 hr
Feb 14, 4:07 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX32 hr
Feb 19, 10:26 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX12 hr
Feb 20, 3:49 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchDMX12 hr
Feb 20, 3:33 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX32 hr
Mar 7, 4:03 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX17 hr
Mar 8, 2:58 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningDMX13 days
Mar 8, 2:58 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningDMX17 days
Mar 8, 2:58 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningDMX17 days
Mar 8, 2:58 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningDMX22 days
Mar 8, 2:58 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningDMX7 days
Mar 8, 3:10 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningDMX8 days
Mar 8, 3:10 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningDMX9 days
Mar 8, 6:33 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX17 hr
Mar 9, 1:25 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX39 hr
Mar 9, 4:36 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchDMX109 days
Mar 10, 6:58 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningDMX6 hr
Mar 19, 3:46 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX12 hr
Mar 20, 4:02 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX6 hr
Apr 2, 8:28 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Apr 2, 10:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr
Apr 2, 11:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX22 min
Apr 2, 11:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX31 min
Apr 5, 1:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX38 min
Apr 5, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Apr 5, 3:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX18 hr
Apr 5, 4:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC56 min
Apr 5, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Apr 6, 1:20 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Apr 6, 4:05 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Apr 6, 1:32 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Apr 6, 2:57 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 6, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX46 min
Apr 24, 9:21 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDMX7 hr
Apr 29, 3:57 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDMX13 hr
Apr 29, 11:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Apr 30, 2:12 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Apr 30, 10:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
May 2, 2:15 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC90 min
May 2, 2:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX29 min
May 7, 10:48 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDMX17 hr
May 7, 3:48 PM CDTFreeze WatchDMX12 hr
May 8, 3:54 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryDMX29 hr
May 10, 3:00 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDMX5 hr
May 12, 4:04 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX26 hr
May 12, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX28 min
May 12, 7:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMX3 hr
May 12, 10:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMX3 hr
Jun 1, 10:21 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Jun 1, 1:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Jun 1, 1:53 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 1, 5:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jun 1, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX48 min
Jun 1, 9:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Jun 4, 3:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX29 hr
Jun 4, 11:10 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Jun 4, 11:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 5, 2:29 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 5, 4:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 5, 2:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jun 5, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 6, 3:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX42 hr
Jun 10, 6:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 10, 10:02 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jun 11, 6:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX49 min
Jun 12, 5:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX13 days
Jun 12, 7:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX13 days
Jun 12, 7:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMX3 hr
Jun 12, 11:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX72 hr
Jun 12, 11:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX3 days
Jun 12, 1:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX9 hr
Jun 13, 3:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX27 hr
Jun 13, 12:58 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX4 hr
Jun 13, 2:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX37 hr
Jun 17, 11:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX24 days
Jun 17, 2:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX13 hr
Jun 17, 4:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Jun 17, 7:39 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jun 17, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 17, 10:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jun 18, 7:47 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jun 18, 9:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 18, 9:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX53 min
Jun 18, 9:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX45 min
Jun 18, 2:49 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 18, 3:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX9 hr
Jun 18, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX33 min
Jun 18, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX49 min
Jun 18, 5:45 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC60 min
Jun 19, 4:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX54 hr
Jun 19, 4:03 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX4 hr
Jun 19, 11:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Jun 21, 9:56 AM CDTWind AdvisoryDMX67 min
Jun 22, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 22, 4:03 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Jun 22, 5:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX48 min
Jun 22, 3:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX20 hr
Jun 22, 7:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 22, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Jun 22, 9:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX12 hr
Jun 22, 9:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX12 hr
Jun 22, 9:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX13 hr
Jun 22, 9:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX13 hr
Jun 22, 11:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC88 min
Jun 23, 5:46 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Jun 25, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jun 25, 11:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX57 min
Jun 25, 11:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Jun 26, 1:52 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Jun 26, 3:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX28 hr
Jun 26, 5:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX23 min
Jun 26, 4:22 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX4 hr
Jun 26, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 27, 2:06 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Jun 27, 2:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 27, 3:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMX4 hr
Jun 27, 4:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX9 hr
Jun 27, 4:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX17 hr
Jun 27, 5:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX9 hr
Jun 27, 6:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX40 hr
Jun 27, 6:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX62 hr
Jun 27, 7:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX9 days
Jun 27, 9:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX4 days
Jun 27, 10:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX49 hr
Jun 27, 10:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX7 days
Jun 27, 11:46 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX9 days
Jul 3, 3:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX63 hr
Jul 5, 9:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX14 hr
Jul 7, 7:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMX6 hr
Jul 7, 11:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX15 hr
Jul 13, 3:21 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryDMX29 hr
Jul 14, 7:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Jul 14, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 14, 10:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
Jul 16, 3:15 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryDMX28 hr
Jul 17, 11:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Jul 18, 1:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jul 18, 2:31 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Jul 18, 2:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX40 min
Jul 18, 2:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX50 min
Jul 18, 3:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMX4 hr
Jul 18, 3:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX45 min
Jul 18, 3:10 AM CDTTornado WarningDMX35 min
Jul 18, 3:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX61 min
Jul 18, 8:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX20 days
Jul 18, 3:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX12 days
Jul 18, 3:13 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX53 hr
Jul 19, 10:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX41 hr
Jul 19, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 21, 3:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX47 hr
Jul 22, 3:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 22, 8:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jul 23, 4:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX27 hr
Jul 23, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX40 min
Jul 23, 7:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Jul 23, 8:48 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX13 hr
Jul 23, 8:48 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX24 hr
Jul 24, 9:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX7 days
Jul 30, 11:52 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX9 hr
Aug 2, 3:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX24 hr
Aug 3, 12:04 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 3, 1:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMX3 hr
Aug 3, 12:44 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryDMX6 hr
Aug 3, 3:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX67 hr
Aug 3, 3:23 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX67 hr
Aug 3, 9:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX13 hr
Aug 3, 9:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Aug 3, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 4, 7:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDMX3 hr
Aug 4, 7:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMX3 hr
Aug 4, 8:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMX4 hr
Aug 4, 9:16 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX7 hr
Aug 7, 3:40 PM CDTExcessive Heat WatchDMX12 hr
Aug 7, 3:40 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningDMX6 days
Aug 8, 3:29 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDMX15 hr
Aug 8, 2:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX17 hr
Aug 8, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 8, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX57 min
Aug 8, 10:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 8, 11:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMX6 hr
Aug 8, 11:19 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Aug 9, 12:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX20 hr
Aug 9, 12:55 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX13 hr
Aug 9, 1:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX19 hr
Aug 9, 2:20 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC100 min
Aug 9, 4:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX9 days
Aug 9, 4:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX9 days
Aug 9, 4:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX9 days
Aug 9, 4:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX9 days
Aug 9, 4:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX6 days
Aug 9, 4:54 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMX12 hr
Aug 9, 6:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX5 days
Aug 10, 12:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMX6 hr
Aug 10, 1:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMX6 hr
Aug 10, 2:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX19 hr
Aug 10, 3:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX12 hr
Aug 10, 3:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX12 hr
Aug 10, 4:09 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryDMX63 hr
Aug 10, 6:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMX6 hr
Aug 10, 3:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX12 hr
Aug 10, 9:33 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX5 days
Aug 10, 10:21 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyDMX6 hr
Aug 10, 10:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX43 min
Aug 10, 11:21 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX35 hr
Aug 11, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX46 min
Aug 11, 1:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX40 min
Aug 11, 2:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX9 hr
Aug 11, 2:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningDMX13 hr
Aug 11, 4:28 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningDMX24 hr
Aug 12, 3:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchDMX33 hr
Aug 13, 9:16 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Aug 13, 10:36 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Aug 21, 9:44 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX11 hr
Aug 31, 3:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC34 min
Aug 31, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 31, 8:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Sep 6, 5:38 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Sep 17, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Sep 18, 8:26 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Sep 18, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Sep 18, 11:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDMX42 min
Sep 20, 1:44 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX7 hr
Sep 21, 10:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningDMX3 hr
Oct 2, 3:56 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryDMX29 hr
Oct 24, 3:35 PM CDTHigh Wind WatchDMX24 hr
Oct 25, 3:49 PM CDTHigh Wind WatchDMX36 hr
Oct 25, 3:49 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningDMX29 hr
Oct 25, 3:49 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDMX51 hr
Oct 25, 9:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC24 min
Oct 28, 3:51 AM CDTFreeze WarningDMX29 hr
Dec 10, 3:45 PM CSTBlizzard WarningDMX41 hr
Dec 10, 3:45 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX24 hr
Dec 12, 2:56 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDMX18 hr
Dec 23, 3:32 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX38 hr
Dec 26, 10:40 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX10 hr
Dec 29, 11:12 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryDMX32 hr
Dec 30, 3:07 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDMX22 hr
Dec 31, 9:29 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 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.