Alert archive / Iowa / Special Weather Statements
Special Weather Statements in Iowa, 2009
82 special weather statements in 2009. 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 82
- Busiest month
- July28 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- July 15, 20098 special weather statements
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Washington | 50 min |
| Apr 25, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 1 more | 58 min |
| Apr 25, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa and 2 more | 90 min |
| Apr 26, 2:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 118 min |
| Apr 26, 4:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 116 min |
| Apr 26, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Johnson, Jones and 1 more | 61 min |
| Apr 26, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine, Scott | 61 min |
| Apr 26, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Johnson, Jones, Louisa, Muscatine, Washington | 119 min |
| May 7, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee, Van Buren | 91 min |
| May 8, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Johnson | 77 min |
| May 8, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Linn | 52 min |
| May 13, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa | 52 min |
| May 13, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn and 3 more | 86 min |
| May 13, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott | 52 min |
| May 13, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Scott | 54 min |
| May 15, 11:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 57 min |
| May 31, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 60 min |
| May 31, 11:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jones | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 12:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson | 88 min |
| Jun 1, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 78 min |
| Jun 2, 3:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 87 min |
| Jun 2, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jackson | 62 min |
| Jun 7, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan | 58 min |
| Jun 7, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson | 62 min |
| Jun 7, 11:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Muscatine, Scott | 65 min |
| Jun 16, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Keokuk, Louisa, Washington | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Keokuk, Louisa, Washington | 68 min |
| Jun 17, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 40 min |
| Jun 18, 2:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Muscatine, Scott | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 11:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Scott | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 61 min |
| Jun 25, 12:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson and 2 more | 61 min |
| Jun 25, 1:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 7:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee, Van Buren | 117 min |
| Jul 7, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson, Keokuk | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk and 3 more | 108 min |
| Jul 7, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa | 78 min |
| Jul 7, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Van Buren | 114 min |
| Jul 10, 3:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 6:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn | 74 min |
| Jul 10, 9:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Jones, Linn | 63 min |
| Jul 10, 10:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn, Washington | 66 min |
| Jul 10, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Muscatine, Scott | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 11:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson, Linn | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Johnson, Muscatine | 54 min |
| Jul 11, 12:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Muscatine | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 11:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware | 85 min |
| Jul 15, 12:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 53 min |
| Jul 15, 1:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson | 56 min |
| Jul 15, 5:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Henry and 8 more | 69 min |
| Jul 15, 5:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque and 11 more | 85 min |
| Jul 15, 7:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 10 more | 58 min |
| Jul 15, 7:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 7 more | 55 min |
| Jul 23, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson, Keokuk, Van Buren, Washington | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Van Buren | 60 min |
| Jul 23, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 64 min |
| Jul 24, 1:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton | 60 min |
| Jul 27, 10:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott | 51 min |
| Aug 8, 2:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan | 70 min |
| Aug 8, 7:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones | 89 min |
| Aug 9, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Jackson, Scott | 55 min |
| Aug 9, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Jackson, Scott | 51 min |
| Aug 16, 11:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 116 min |
| Aug 17, 6:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 1 more | 77 min |
| Aug 26, 2:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa, Johnson | 56 min |
| Aug 27, 1:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa, Johnson | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa, Johnson | 4 hr |
| Aug 28, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 47 min |
| Aug 28, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones | 32 min |
| Aug 28, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Clinton, Delaware, Jackson, Jones | 58 min |
| Sep 26, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Linn | 59 min |
| Sep 26, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jones | 50 min |
| Oct 1, 3:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jackson | 57 min |
| Dec 8, 2:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 2 more | 2 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Delaware County24
- Buchanan County22
- Jones County20
- Benton County18
- Dubuque County18
- Jackson County18
- Scott County18
- Linn County17
- Cedar County17
- Johnson County17
- Clinton County16
- Iowa County16
- Muscatine County15
- Henry County13
- Jefferson County13
- Washington County13
- Keokuk County13
- Lee County11
- Louisa County11
- Van Buren County10
- Des Moines County9
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.