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Special Weather Statements in Iowa, 2010
159 special weather statements in 2010. 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 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 159
- Busiest month
- June49 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- May 25, 201010 special weather statements
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 6:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa, Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine, Washington | 47 min |
| Jan 20, 7:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Johnson, Muscatine | 55 min |
| Mar 10, 10:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware, Dubuque | 89 min |
| Apr 4, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Louisa, Muscatine, Washington | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa | 70 min |
| Apr 5, 10:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Linn | 61 min |
| Apr 6, 3:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton | 51 min |
| Apr 6, 5:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 55 min |
| Apr 6, 6:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jackson, Jones | 51 min |
| Apr 6, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 51 min |
| Apr 6, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Linn | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Louisa | 54 min |
| Apr 24, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 114 min |
| Apr 24, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren | 114 min |
| May 2, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 2 more | 3 hr |
| May 2, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Louisa | 60 min |
| May 2, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Linn | 60 min |
| May 2, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Linn | 58 min |
| May 12, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 85 min |
| May 12, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines and 15 more | 59 min |
| May 13, 12:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 3 hr |
| May 25, 7:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Keokuk | 58 min |
| May 25, 7:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Keokuk | 66 min |
| May 25, 9:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson, Linn | 62 min |
| May 25, 10:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk and 2 more | 92 min |
| May 25, 12:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 54 min |
| May 25, 12:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson | 61 min |
| May 25, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 55 min |
| May 25, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jackson | 61 min |
| May 25, 2:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 62 min |
| May 25, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton | 64 min |
| May 30, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 63 min |
| May 31, 2:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 61 min |
| May 31, 8:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 110 min |
| Jun 5, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Washington | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Jones, Linn | 61 min |
| Jun 5, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk and 1 more | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 10:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson, Linn | 76 min |
| Jun 10, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Washington | 79 min |
| Jun 10, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee, Van Buren | 69 min |
| Jun 10, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Iowa, Linn | 50 min |
| Jun 10, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine, Scott | 53 min |
| Jun 12, 3:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa, Keokuk, Washington | 116 min |
| Jun 12, 5:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn, Washington | 119 min |
| Jun 12, 5:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott | 118 min |
| Jun 12, 6:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jones, Muscatine, Scott | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 8:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 119 min |
| Jun 13, 10:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Washington | 42 min |
| Jun 14, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Washington | 24 min |
| Jun 15, 8:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Louisa and 2 more | 114 min |
| Jun 15, 12:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 64 min |
| Jun 15, 1:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson, Linn | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 12:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn | 55 min |
| Jun 18, 12:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Muscatine and 2 more | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 11:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson, Keokuk, Washington | 56 min |
| Jun 20, 1:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Washington | 92 min |
| Jun 20, 2:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee, Van Buren | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Van Buren | 65 min |
| Jun 21, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 58 min |
| Jun 22, 5:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk and 4 more | 90 min |
| Jun 23, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Linn | 61 min |
| Jun 23, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton | 59 min |
| Jun 25, 10:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware | 70 min |
| Jun 25, 11:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Linn | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 12:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson, Johnson, Jones and 1 more | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 12:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson, Johnson, Jones and 1 more | 57 min |
| Jun 26, 1:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa and 3 more | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 1:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 2:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 53 min |
| Jun 26, 2:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 55 min |
| Jun 26, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Johnson and 2 more | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 12:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Linn | 118 min |
| Jun 27, 4:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan | 88 min |
| Jun 27, 4:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 4:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn | 64 min |
| Jun 27, 6:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jackson, Lee and 4 more | 67 min |
| Jul 4, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Johnson, Jones and 3 more | 63 min |
| Jul 4, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa, Keokuk | 85 min |
| Jul 5, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Johnson and 2 more | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Scott | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 3:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa and 2 more | 88 min |
| Jul 7, 7:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan | 82 min |
| Jul 12, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Jones, Linn | 108 min |
| Jul 12, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Muscatine and 2 more | 112 min |
| Jul 18, 4:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson, Van Buren | 88 min |
| Jul 18, 6:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 87 min |
| Jul 18, 8:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Washington | 62 min |
| Jul 19, 7:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Van Buren | 62 min |
| Jul 19, 8:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee, Van Buren | 63 min |
| Jul 19, 12:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Washington | 57 min |
| Jul 19, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 59 min |
| Jul 22, 5:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 7:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 68 min |
| Jul 22, 9:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque | 2 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Louisa, Muscatine | 66 min |
| Jul 23, 9:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and 1 more | 61 min |
| Jul 24, 3:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Johnson and 2 more | 89 min |
| Jul 24, 4:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Louisa, Muscatine and 1 more | 90 min |
| Jul 28, 4:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson | 64 min |
| Jul 30, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Muscatine | 85 min |
| Aug 4, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Keokuk | 60 min |
| Aug 4, 2:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Van Buren and 1 more | 64 min |
| Aug 4, 2:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Des Moines, Henry, Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine and 1 more | 63 min |
| Aug 4, 3:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Muscatine, Scott | 49 min |
| Aug 8, 9:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque, Jackson | 58 min |
| Aug 8, 10:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton | 51 min |
| Aug 8, 11:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson, Linn | 52 min |
| Aug 9, 3:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Washington | 93 min |
| Aug 9, 4:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 83 min |
| Aug 10, 1:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Keokuk, Washington | 94 min |
| Aug 10, 4:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 92 min |
| Aug 10, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee, Van Buren | 55 min |
| Aug 10, 5:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee, Van Buren | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee | 65 min |
| Aug 10, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Linn | 94 min |
| Aug 10, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson and 2 more | 58 min |
| Aug 10, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Johnson, Jones and 2 more | 61 min |
| Aug 13, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa | 57 min |
| Aug 13, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines | 60 min |
| Aug 20, 11:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 54 min |
| Aug 31, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware | 52 min |
| Aug 31, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson, Linn | 55 min |
| Aug 31, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn | 64 min |
| Aug 31, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Scott | 59 min |
| Sep 2, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware | 59 min |
| Sep 2, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Washington | 57 min |
| Sep 5, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Muscatine and 1 more | 45 min |
| Sep 5, 11:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Iowa and 7 more | 55 min |
| Sep 6, 12:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque and 12 more | 55 min |
| Sep 6, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson and 4 more | 59 min |
| Sep 6, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry and 8 more | 60 min |
| Sep 10, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 10, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson, Van Buren | 92 min |
| Sep 10, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 58 min |
| Sep 12, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 57 min |
| Sep 18, 5:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Linn | 62 min |
| Sep 18, 6:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Scott | 53 min |
| Sep 18, 7:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Louisa | 56 min |
| Sep 18, 8:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines | 52 min |
| Sep 21, 9:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 54 min |
| Sep 21, 9:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 63 min |
| Sep 21, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Linn | 56 min |
| Sep 21, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott | 61 min |
| Nov 21, 10:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jackson | 64 min |
| Nov 22, 3:41 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 64 min |
| Nov 24, 12:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Linn | 57 min |
| Nov 29, 1:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine, Scott | 59 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Johnson County43
- Benton County43
- Linn County43
- Iowa County41
- Delaware County40
- Buchanan County40
- Dubuque County34
- Washington County32
- Scott County31
- Jones County30
- Keokuk County30
- Muscatine County29
- Henry County28
- Jefferson County28
- Van Buren County28
- Louisa County26
- Lee County26
- Cedar County26
- Clinton County25
- Jackson County24
- Des Moines County24
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.