Alert archive / Iowa / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Iowa, 2000
65 severe thunderstorm watches in 2000. 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 severe thunderstorm watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2000. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 65
- Busiest month
- June18 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 20, 20003 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton and 24 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Scott | 5 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clinton, Scott | 6 hr |
| May 7, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Ida and 9 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun and 33 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clinton, Jackson, Scott | 5 hr |
| May 8, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Des Moines, Scott | 5 hr |
| May 11, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee and 24 more | 6 hr |
| May 12, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Cass and 29 more | 5 hr |
| May 29, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cherokee, Harrison, Monona, Plymouth, Woodbury | 5 hr |
| May 30, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun and 29 more | 5 hr |
| May 30, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Louisa and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 31, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Cedar and 33 more | 5 hr |
| May 31, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clarke, Clinton and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Des Moines, Lee | 5 hr |
| Jun 3, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Monona, Woodbury | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audubon, Cass, Cherokee, Crawford, Harrison and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audubon, Benton, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Plymouth | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 11:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun and 40 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Cedar, Clayton, Clinton, Davis, Delaware and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Plymouth | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Dallas, Fremont and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Cedar, Clarke and 34 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Van Buren | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Davis, Decatur and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 37 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Cass and 18 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Carroll and 33 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Davis and 9 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clinton, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lyon, Osceola | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Cass, Clarke, Decatur, Fremont and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 25, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, O'Brien, Osceola and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee and 18 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fremont, Page, Ringgold, Taylor | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Iowa and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 7, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Benton, Cedar, Davis, Des Moines, Henry and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 16, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cerro Gordo and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cedar, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jasper and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Des Moines, Lee, Van Buren | 5 hr |
| Sep 10, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Bremer, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 11, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Henry, Jefferson and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 11, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Des Moines, Lee | 4 hr |
| Sep 13, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan and 41 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 14, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Cass and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Jefferson, Keokuk and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 3, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Davis and 21 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Davis County19
- Des Moines County19
- Lee County19
- Wayne County19
- Appanoose County17
- Jefferson County17
- Keokuk County17
- Louisa County17
- Van Buren County17
- Wapello County17
- Washington County17
- Henry County16
- Mahaska County16
- Monroe County16
- Ringgold County16
- Audubon County15
- Clarke County15
- Decatur County15
- Warren County15
- Cedar County14
- Delaware County14
- Iowa County14
- Johnson County14
- Muscatine County14
- Tama County14
- Lucas County14
- Taylor County14
- Union County14
- Jones County13
- Marion County13
- Poweshiek County13
- Scott County13
- Carroll County13
- Cass County13
- Dallas County13
- Greene County13
- Guthrie County13
- Shelby County13
- Polk County13
- Benton County12
59 more counties
- Clinton County12
- Dubuque County12
- Jackson County12
- Linn County12
- Adair County12
- Boone County12
- Cerro Gordo County12
- Chickasaw County12
- Clayton County12
- Adams County12
- Jasper County12
- Buchanan County11
- Palo Alto County11
- Plymouth County11
- Butler County11
- Floyd County11
- Franklin County11
- Hardin County11
- Bremer County11
- Fayette County11
- Madison County11
- Marshall County11
- Story County11
- Buena Vista County10
- Kossuth County10
- Monona County10
- Calhoun County10
- Crawford County10
- Harrison County10
- Humboldt County10
- Montgomery County10
- Pocahontas County10
- Webster County10
- Winneshiek County10
- Allamakee County10
- Page County10
- Grundy County10
- Black Hawk County9
- Cherokee County9
- Ida County9
- Fremont County9
- Hamilton County9
- Howard County9
- Mitchell County9
- Pottawattamie County9
- Sac County9
- Worth County9
- Wright County9
- Emmet County8
- O'Brien County8
- Sioux County8
- Woodbury County8
- Hancock County8
- Mills County8
- Clay County7
- Dickinson County7
- Lyon County7
- Osceola County7
- Winnebago County7
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.