Alert archive / Iowa / River Flood Warnings
River Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2016
195 river flood warnings in 2016. 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 river flood warnings reaches back to 2005.
River Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- River Flood Warnings
- 195
- Busiest month
- September63 river flood warnings
- Busiest day
- September 22, 201619 river flood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 8:10 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Wapello | 5 days |
| Jan 6, 8:10 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 6 days |
| Jan 8, 6:35 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Lee | 4 days |
| Jan 10, 9:08 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Wapello | 8 days |
| Jan 10, 9:08 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 5 days |
| Jan 17, 11:48 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 24 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:44 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee | 49 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:15 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa | 7 days |
| Feb 19, 10:41 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 10:41 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Greene | 7 days |
| Feb 20, 4:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 5 days |
| Feb 21, 6:23 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 26 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:41 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Greene | 4 days |
| Feb 21, 2:56 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 5 days |
| Feb 21, 7:42 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 5 days |
| Feb 22, 9:07 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay | 5 days |
| Feb 22, 10:04 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Mahaska, Wapello | 6 days |
| Feb 22, 10:52 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 4 days |
| Feb 27, 10:35 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 67 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:30 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 42 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:30 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 60 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:33 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay | 66 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 4 days |
| Mar 19, 10:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton | 7 days |
| Mar 19, 10:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 6 days |
| Mar 23, 11:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 7 days |
| Mar 24, 12:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 5 days |
| Mar 24, 12:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 5 days |
| Mar 24, 12:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Muscatine, Scott | 6 days |
| Mar 24, 3:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton | 53 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Muscatine | 6 days |
| Mar 24, 3:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa, Muscatine | 7 days |
| Mar 24, 3:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 9 days |
| Mar 24, 3:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa | 9 days |
| Mar 24, 3:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines | 11 days |
| Mar 24, 3:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 18 days |
| Apr 6, 10:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines | 7 days |
| Apr 25, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 25 days |
| Apr 25, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay | 27 days |
| Apr 26, 8:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Cherokee | 12 days |
| Apr 27, 7:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Taylor | 32 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Sioux | 8 days |
| Apr 27, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Plymouth | 9 days |
| Apr 27, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 7 days |
| Apr 27, 8:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 62 hr |
| Apr 28, 7:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 9 days |
| Apr 30, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Mills | 5 days |
| Apr 30, 10:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 5 days |
| Apr 30, 10:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 6 days |
| Apr 30, 8:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 7 days |
| Apr 30, 8:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Emmet | 15 days |
| Apr 30, 8:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 7 days |
| Apr 30, 8:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Greene | 5 days |
| May 9, 9:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Cherokee | 4 days |
| May 9, 11:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 44 hr |
| May 10, 4:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Pottawattamie | 30 hr |
| May 10, 4:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 41 hr |
| May 10, 4:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 60 hr |
| May 10, 7:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 6 days |
| May 10, 7:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 3 days |
| May 10, 2:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 3 days |
| May 10, 2:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Woodbury | 36 hr |
| May 11, 9:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 4 days |
| May 11, 9:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 24 hr |
| May 11, 9:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 24 hr |
| May 11, 1:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Mills | 4 days |
| May 13, 9:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 47 hr |
| May 25, 7:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 13 days |
| May 26, 12:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay | 24 hr |
| May 26, 7:34 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 64 hr |
| May 27, 2:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 31 hr |
| May 27, 6:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Montgomery | 25 hr |
| May 27, 3:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 24 hr |
| May 28, 10:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay | 12 days |
| May 29, 9:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 5 days |
| May 30, 9:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Sioux | 24 hr |
| May 30, 9:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Plymouth | 6 days |
| May 30, 9:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 4 days |
| May 30, 9:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 4 days |
| May 30, 9:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Cherokee | 4 days |
| Jun 12, 7:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 32 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 13 days |
| Jun 14, 9:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay | 12 days |
| Jun 14, 3:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 4 days |
| Jun 14, 3:10 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 4 days |
| Jun 14, 4:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 43 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 42 hr |
| Jun 15, 10:09 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 4 days |
| Jun 18, 3:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Woodbury | 24 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 62 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Monona, Woodbury | 29 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 54 hr |
| Jun 18, 8:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 51 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Mills | 44 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 24 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Cedar, Louisa, Muscatine | 3 days |
| Jun 22, 5:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 65 hr |
| Jun 23, 8:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 34 hr |
| Jun 26, 9:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 4 days |
| Jul 6, 3:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 3 days |
| Jul 17, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Worth | 57 hr |
| Jul 18, 9:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Page | 31 hr |
| Jul 19, 1:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 29 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 4 days |
| Jul 19, 2:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk | 28 hr |
| Jul 24, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 57 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 4 days |
| Aug 12, 8:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Cedar, Louisa, Muscatine | 4 days |
| Aug 12, 8:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa | 4 days |
| Aug 12, 8:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 4 days |
| Aug 24, 2:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Winneshiek | 25 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Allamakee | 3 days |
| Aug 24, 4:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Winneshiek | 17 hr |
| Aug 24, 8:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Floyd | 48 hr |
| Aug 24, 8:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 4 days |
| Aug 24, 8:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 3 days |
| Aug 25, 9:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 4 days |
| Aug 29, 10:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines | 7 days |
| Aug 29, 10:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 6 days |
| Aug 29, 10:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Cedar, Louisa, Muscatine | 5 days |
| Aug 30, 2:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa | 5 days |
| Aug 30, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 5 days |
| Sep 2, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 4 days |
| Sep 7, 6:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Winneshiek | 34 hr |
| Sep 7, 8:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Allamakee | 3 days |
| Sep 8, 6:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 68 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:35 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Allamakee | 67 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 4 days |
| Sep 9, 2:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 64 hr |
| Sep 10, 9:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 4 days |
| Sep 15, 8:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Sioux | 5 days |
| Sep 15, 8:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Plymouth | 5 days |
| Sep 15, 9:12 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Cedar, Louisa, Muscatine | 23 days |
| Sep 16, 5:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 3 days |
| Sep 16, 5:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 62 hr |
| Sep 16, 8:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 34 hr |
| Sep 16, 8:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Montgomery | 52 hr |
| Sep 16, 8:45 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 66 hr |
| Sep 16, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 20 days |
| Sep 16, 9:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Mills | 4 days |
| Sep 16, 9:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Fremont | 4 days |
| Sep 16, 9:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 17 days |
| Sep 16, 3:16 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa | 23 days |
| Sep 21, 9:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 5 days |
| Sep 21, 9:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 8 days |
| Sep 21, 9:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 6 days |
| Sep 21, 9:50 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Worth | 4 days |
| Sep 22, 4:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Mitchell | 3 days |
| Sep 22, 4:53 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Floyd | 4 days |
| Sep 22, 5:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Allamakee | 70 hr |
| Sep 22, 9:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 5 days |
| Sep 22, 9:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 4 days |
| Sep 22, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Wright | 6 days |
| Sep 22, 10:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Benton, Linn | 8 days |
| Sep 22, 10:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Cedar, Johnson, Linn | 10 days |
| Sep 22, 10:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 14 days |
| Sep 22, 10:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 16 days |
| Sep 22, 10:50 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 16 days |
| Sep 22, 11:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton | 10 days |
| Sep 22, 11:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Clayton | 9 days |
| Sep 22, 11:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Dubuque | 8 days |
| Sep 22, 11:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 11 days |
| Sep 23, 12:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Story | 31 hr |
| Sep 23, 1:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Polk, Story | 33 hr |
| Sep 23, 2:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Delaware, Jones | 57 hr |
| Sep 23, 10:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Buchanan, Linn | 6 days |
| Sep 23, 10:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Cedar, Jones, Linn | 8 days |
| Sep 23, 11:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 12 days |
| Sep 23, 11:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Scott | 11 days |
| Sep 23, 11:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Muscatine, Scott | 13 days |
| Sep 23, 11:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Muscatine | 14 days |
| Sep 23, 11:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa, Muscatine | 15 days |
| Sep 23, 11:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 16 days |
| Sep 23, 11:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa | 17 days |
| Sep 23, 11:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines | 18 days |
| Sep 23, 11:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 18 days |
| Sep 23, 11:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 3 days |
| Sep 24, 9:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 44 hr |
| Sep 24, 11:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Lee | 13 days |
| Sep 24, 5:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Marshall | 4 days |
| Sep 24, 5:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Tama | 8 days |
| Sep 25, 10:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Jackson | 45 hr |
| Sep 25, 11:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Clinton | 7 days |
| Sep 25, 4:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 3 days |
| Sep 25, 4:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Hamilton, Webster | 32 hr |
| Oct 6, 7:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay | 6 days |
| Oct 26, 8:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Mitchell | 58 hr |
| Oct 26, 8:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ARX | Floyd | 69 hr |
| Oct 27, 7:43 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DMX | Black Hawk | 3 days |
| Nov 1, 9:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Cedar, Louisa, Muscatine | 4 days |
| Nov 3, 9:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa | 45 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:30 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Lee | 24 hr |
| Dec 25, 8:48 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa | 6 days |
| Dec 27, 11:05 AM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Iowa | 5 days |
| Dec 27, 7:52 PM CST | River Flood Warning | DVN | Louisa | 36 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clay County33
- Louisa County18
- Dickinson County16
- Black Hawk County14
- Clayton County14
- Fremont County13
- Des Moines County12
- Scott County12
- Clinton County11
- Muscatine County11
- Wapello County7
- Lee County7
- Polk County7
- Buena Vista County7
- Cedar County7
- Allamakee County6
- Iowa County5
- Floyd County5
- Davis County4
- Dallas County4
- Dubuque County4
- Mills County4
- Johnson County4
- Linn County4
- Mahaska County3
- Greene County3
- Jackson County3
- Cherokee County3
- Sioux County3
- Plymouth County3
- Washington County3
- Woodbury County3
- Winneshiek County3
- Bremer County3
- Butler County3
- Montgomery County2
- Cerro Gordo County2
- Worth County2
- Mitchell County2
- Story County2
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. Rebuilt daily.