Alert archive / Iowa / River Flood Watches
River Flood Watches in Iowa, 2019
129 river flood watches in 2019. 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 watches reaches back to 2005.
River Flood Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- River Flood Watches
- 129
- Busiest month
- March56 river flood watches
- Busiest day
- March 12, 201937 river flood watches
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 3, 8:16 PM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 10 hr |
| Feb 4, 10:13 AM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | Louisa | 7 days |
| Feb 6, 8:18 PM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa | 15 hr |
| Feb 22, 10:26 AM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 4 days |
| Feb 22, 10:26 AM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 4 days |
| Feb 22, 10:26 AM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee | 5 days |
| Feb 25, 10:50 AM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | Louisa | 23 hr |
| Mar 9, 10:54 AM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | Benton, Iowa | 21 days |
| Mar 9, 10:54 AM CST | River Flood Watch | DVN | Johnson, Louisa, Washington | 42 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:18 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:18 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Keokuk | 5 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:55 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 21 days |
| Mar 10, 8:18 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 7 days |
| Mar 11, 11:35 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Louisa | 21 days |
| Mar 11, 11:35 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa | 21 days |
| Mar 11, 11:35 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Des Moines | 21 days |
| Mar 11, 11:35 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Lee | 21 days |
| Mar 11, 10:05 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Madison, Warren | 5 days |
| Mar 12, 9:48 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Cass | 44 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Webster | 36 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 21 days |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 8 days |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 6 days |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 21 days |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Dallas, Greene | 21 days |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk, Butler | 56 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Emmet | 21 days |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Humboldt | 21 days |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Wright | 7 days |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Marshall | 6 days |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Tama | 33 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 21 days |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 21 days |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 6 days |
| Mar 12, 10:53 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Webster | 21 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 22 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Plymouth, Sioux | 23 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Plymouth | 22 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | O'Brien | 3 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Sioux | 4 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Plymouth, Sioux | 3 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Plymouth | 5 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Plymouth | 4 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Plymouth, Woodbury | 4 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Clay | 23 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Clay | 23 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Lyon | 4 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Lyon | 5 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Lyon, Sioux | 5 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay | 23 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Cherokee | 22 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Woodbury | 23 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Monona, Woodbury | 4 days |
| Mar 12, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Lyon | 5 days |
| Mar 13, 12:33 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Greene | 4 days |
| Mar 13, 12:33 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Polk | 32 hr |
| Mar 13, 12:33 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 5 days |
| Mar 13, 10:26 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Palo Alto, Pocahontas | 4 days |
| Mar 13, 10:40 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 19 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:16 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Dubuque | 26 hr |
| Mar 14, 1:48 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Worth | 43 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:58 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler | 52 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:29 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee | 12 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:23 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Palo Alto, Pocahontas | 24 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:23 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Webster | 60 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:23 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Webster | 21 days |
| Apr 9, 10:23 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 21 days |
| Apr 9, 10:23 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Humboldt, Kossuth | 48 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:23 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Dallas, Greene | 7 days |
| Apr 9, 12:38 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 8 days |
| May 7, 10:56 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 23 hr |
| May 7, 10:56 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Humboldt | 33 hr |
| May 7, 10:56 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Dallas, Greene | 33 hr |
| May 18, 10:11 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 7 days |
| May 18, 10:11 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 11 hr |
| May 18, 10:11 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 7 days |
| May 18, 10:11 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Dallas, Greene | 5 days |
| May 21, 9:13 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 35 hr |
| May 21, 10:06 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Lee | 24 hr |
| May 21, 11:35 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 20 hr |
| May 21, 11:35 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 9 hr |
| May 23, 12:59 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 15 hr |
| May 23, 12:59 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 18 hr |
| May 23, 8:06 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 14 hr |
| May 24, 10:35 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 23 hr |
| May 24, 10:35 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 34 hr |
| May 26, 7:06 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Linn | 7 days |
| May 26, 7:06 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Cedar, Johnson | 7 days |
| May 26, 7:40 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 40 hr |
| May 26, 7:40 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 49 hr |
| May 27, 10:03 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Marshall | 12 hr |
| May 27, 10:30 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 7 days |
| May 27, 10:30 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 5 days |
| May 27, 10:30 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Palo Alto, Pocahontas | 21 days |
| May 27, 10:30 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Humboldt, Kossuth | 44 hr |
| May 27, 10:30 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Madison, Warren | 5 days |
| May 27, 9:53 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Webster | 13 hr |
| May 28, 10:55 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Dallas, Polk | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 10 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Dallas, Greene | 43 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:28 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 9:46 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Des Moines | 21 days |
| Jul 1, 9:46 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 21 days |
| Sep 21, 9:34 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Muscatine | 6 days |
| Sep 21, 9:34 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 7 days |
| Sep 22, 11:37 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 9 hr |
| Sep 30, 10:00 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Delaware, Jones | 43 hr |
| Sep 30, 10:57 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 7 days |
| Sep 30, 10:57 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 6 days |
| Sep 30, 10:57 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Webster | 5 days |
| Sep 30, 10:57 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Boone, Hamilton, Webster | 6 days |
| Sep 30, 10:57 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 21 days |
| Sep 30, 10:57 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Humboldt | 6 days |
| Sep 30, 10:57 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Polk | 21 days |
| Sep 30, 10:57 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Dallas, Greene | 21 days |
| Sep 30, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 45 hr |
| Sep 30, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Clinton | 7 days |
| Sep 30, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 21 days |
| Sep 30, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Scott | 21 days |
| Sep 30, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Muscatine, Scott | 21 days |
| Sep 30, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Muscatine | 21 days |
| Sep 30, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Louisa, Muscatine | 21 days |
| Sep 30, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Louisa | 21 days |
| Oct 1, 10:56 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 9 hr |
| Oct 1, 10:56 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 9 hr |
| Oct 1, 10:56 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Keokuk | 3 days |
| Oct 2, 9:54 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 6 days |
| Oct 6, 10:24 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DMX | Black Hawk | 23 hr |
| Oct 22, 11:03 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 11 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Polk County21
- Black Hawk County13
- Des Moines County9
- Scott County9
- Dallas County9
- Louisa County8
- Clinton County8
- Lee County7
- Webster County7
- Greene County7
- Johnson County6
- Plymouth County6
- Washington County5
- Humboldt County5
- Boone County4
- Hamilton County4
- Clay County4
- Sioux County4
- Lyon County4
- Muscatine County4
- Woodbury County3
- Palo Alto County3
- Pocahontas County3
- Dubuque County3
- Davis County3
- Wapello County3
- Henry County2
- Keokuk County2
- Madison County2
- Warren County2
- Butler County2
- Marshall County2
- Kossuth County2
- Jackson County2
- Benton County1
- Iowa County1
- Cass County1
- Emmet County1
- Wright County1
- Tama County1
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.