Alert archive / Iowa / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Iowa, 2024
45 red flag warnings in 2024. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 45
- Busiest month
- October16 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- February 25, 20245 red flag warnings
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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 1:27 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:34 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:47 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:51 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:04 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury | 27 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:54 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:17 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 31 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 29, 1:46 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Plymouth and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 29, 2:42 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell | 15 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:41 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:41 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:59 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:37 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury | 15 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:39 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:24 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:37 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:04 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:27 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:03 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:58 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Crawford and 9 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:31 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Plymouth, Woodbury | 29 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:40 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:47 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:10 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:40 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 16 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:52 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:29 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:28 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Lyon, Plymouth, Sioux | 29 hr |
| Oct 2, 9:32 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Emmet, Hancock and 7 more | 9 hr |
| Oct 2, 9:37 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Shelby | 9 hr |
| Oct 2, 9:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Oct 2, 2:31 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell | 4 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:13 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 4, 2:41 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:14 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Crawford, Sac | 17 hr |
| Oct 15, 2:37 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:50 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Calhoun, Emmet, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac | 16 hr |
| Oct 16, 11:34 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:06 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:45 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:03 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DMX | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone and 45 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 17, 2:36 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Oct 28, 1:53 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 29, 10:12 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 8 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:54 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | OAX | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 14 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Plymouth County14
- Clay County13
- Cherokee County12
- Sioux County12
- Harrison County11
- Shelby County11
- Buena Vista County11
- Woodbury County11
- O'Brien County11
- Lyon County11
- Monona County10
- Pottawattamie County10
- Ida County10
- Dickinson County10
- Osceola County10
- Fremont County9
- Mills County9
- Montgomery County9
- Page County9
- Emmet County9
- Palo Alto County9
- Pocahontas County9
- Sac County9
- Calhoun County8
- Crawford County8
- Humboldt County8
- Kossuth County8
- Carroll County7
- Cerro Gordo County7
- Hancock County7
- Winnebago County7
- Worth County7
- Chickasaw County5
- Floyd County5
- Howard County5
- Mitchell County5
- Audubon County5
- Cass County5
- Franklin County5
- Wright County5
59 more counties
- Benton County4
- Buchanan County4
- Delaware County4
- Iowa County4
- Jefferson County4
- Johnson County4
- Keokuk County4
- Linn County4
- Van Buren County4
- Washington County4
- Fayette County4
- Adair County4
- Adams County4
- Black Hawk County4
- Boone County4
- Bremer County4
- Butler County4
- Dallas County4
- Greene County4
- Grundy County4
- Guthrie County4
- Hamilton County4
- Hardin County4
- Madison County4
- Marshall County4
- Polk County4
- Ringgold County4
- Story County4
- Taylor County4
- Union County4
- Webster County4
- Cedar County3
- Clinton County3
- Des Moines County3
- Dubuque County3
- Henry County3
- Jackson County3
- Jones County3
- Lee County3
- Louisa County3
- Muscatine County3
- Scott County3
- Allamakee County3
- Clayton County3
- Winneshiek County3
- Appanoose County3
- Clarke County3
- Davis County3
- Decatur County3
- Jasper County3
- Lucas County3
- Mahaska County3
- Marion County3
- Monroe County3
- Poweshiek County3
- Tama County3
- Wapello County3
- Warren County3
- Wayne County3
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.