Alert archive / Iowa / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Iowa, 2006
48 severe thunderstorm watches in 2006. 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 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 48
- Busiest month
- June11 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 16, 20063 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 4:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Benton, Cedar, Clarke, Davis, Decatur and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 7:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Davis and 21 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 30, 5:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan and 51 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Clarke, Dallas and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Boone, Carroll and 36 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 13, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler and 35 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 18, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Buchanan, Cedar and 35 more | 4 hr |
| May 8, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer and 33 more | 6 hr |
| May 23, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 6 hr |
| May 23, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Winneshiek | 6 hr |
| May 27, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jackson, Lee, Louisa and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 29, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Winnebago and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Harrison, Ida and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fremont, Page | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Shelby | 5 hr |
| Jun 21, 8:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk and 60 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Clayton, Clinton, Fayette, Jackson, Scott and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 25, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry, Jackson and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan and 41 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk and 62 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 12:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Fremont and 15 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun and 36 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton and 64 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 19, 10:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 19, 1:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Louisa, Muscatine and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 19, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clayton, Clinton and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 24, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Ida and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appanoose, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Davis and 19 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Harrison, Ida and 7 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Decatur, Fremont, Page, Ringgold, Taylor, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass and 15 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lyon | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Monona, Plymouth, Sioux, Woodbury | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Van Buren | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 15, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Oct 2, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Cedar, Clayton, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Oct 4, 4:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Nov 10, 12:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine and 3 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Cedar County18
- Muscatine County17
- Jones County16
- Jackson County16
- Scott County16
- Washington County15
- Clinton County15
- Louisa County15
- Benton County14
- Iowa County14
- Johnson County14
- Linn County14
- Marshall County14
- Jasper County13
- Keokuk County13
- Poweshiek County13
- Delaware County13
- Dubuque County13
- Henry County13
- Woodbury County13
- Jefferson County12
- Mahaska County12
- Marion County12
- Tama County12
- Van Buren County12
- Buchanan County12
- Allamakee County12
- Clayton County12
- Des Moines County12
- Lee County12
- Story County12
- Dallas County12
- Polk County12
- Ida County12
- Monroe County11
- Wapello County11
- Warren County11
- Black Hawk County11
- Fayette County11
- Grundy County11
59 more counties
- Winneshiek County11
- Monona County11
- Appanoose County10
- Davis County10
- Lucas County10
- Wayne County10
- Hamilton County10
- Hardin County10
- Webster County10
- Fremont County10
- Guthrie County10
- Madison County10
- Boone County10
- Harrison County10
- Plymouth County10
- Clarke County9
- Decatur County9
- Chickasaw County9
- Floyd County9
- Howard County9
- Mitchell County9
- Adair County9
- Audubon County9
- Greene County9
- Pocahontas County9
- Buena Vista County9
- Cherokee County9
- Clay County9
- Dickinson County9
- Lyon County9
- O'Brien County9
- Sioux County9
- Bremer County8
- Butler County8
- Franklin County8
- Montgomery County8
- Page County8
- Union County8
- Carroll County8
- Calhoun County8
- Pottawattamie County8
- Shelby County8
- Osceola County8
- Humboldt County7
- Worth County7
- Wright County7
- Adams County7
- Cass County7
- Mills County7
- Ringgold County7
- Taylor County7
- Cerro Gordo County6
- Kossuth County6
- Crawford County6
- Sac County6
- Hancock County5
- Winnebago County5
- Palo Alto County5
- Emmet County4
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.