Alert archive / Iowa / Special Weather Statements / 2019
Special Weather Statements in Iowa, May 2019
112 special weather statements in May 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 112
- Busiest day
- May 24, 201922 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry | 49 min |
| May 2, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 46 min |
| May 2, 2:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Louisa, Muscatine, Scott | 89 min |
| May 2, 4:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Muscatine, Scott | 94 min |
| May 2, 6:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 112 min |
| May 5, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Butler, Calhoun, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Webster | 51 min |
| May 5, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Carroll, Crawford | 65 min |
| May 5, 3:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton and 1 more | 63 min |
| May 5, 3:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 48 min |
| May 5, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 66 min |
| May 5, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Carroll, Greene | 62 min |
| May 5, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware | 56 min |
| May 5, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Linn | 63 min |
| May 5, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee | 63 min |
| May 8, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Johnson, Washington | 63 min |
| May 8, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Delaware, Johnson, Jones, Linn | 60 min |
| May 8, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 54 min |
| May 16, 7:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee, Winneshiek | 51 min |
| May 16, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Jasper, Polk | 58 min |
| May 16, 10:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Louisa, Washington | 41 min |
| May 16, 10:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry | 25 min |
| May 16, 11:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa | 39 min |
| May 16, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson | 48 min |
| May 17, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson, Keokuk, Washington | 44 min |
| May 17, 6:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Keokuk, Washington | 52 min |
| May 17, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry | 48 min |
| May 17, 7:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Louisa | 33 min |
| May 17, 7:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines | 64 min |
| May 17, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Marshall, Tama | 41 min |
| May 17, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Marshall | 51 min |
| May 17, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Marshall | 33 min |
| May 17, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Cerro Gordo | 47 min |
| May 17, 8:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 115 min |
| May 18, 8:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee, Clayton | 39 min |
| May 18, 9:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 37 min |
| May 18, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 56 min |
| May 18, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Appanoose | 19 min |
| May 18, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Chickasaw | 48 min |
| May 18, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne | 42 min |
| May 18, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Winneshiek | 58 min |
| May 18, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Washington | 36 min |
| May 18, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Davis, Wapello | 52 min |
| May 18, 6:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Chickasaw, Winneshiek | 53 min |
| May 18, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Poweshiek | 62 min |
| May 18, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Van Buren | 69 min |
| May 18, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa, Keokuk | 36 min |
| May 18, 8:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Johnson, Linn | 83 min |
| May 19, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Louisa, Muscatine | 44 min |
| May 19, 8:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Muscatine | 31 min |
| May 19, 8:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 39 min |
| May 19, 9:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 34 min |
| May 19, 9:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Des Moines, Jackson, Lee, Muscatine, Scott | 58 min |
| May 19, 9:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines | 35 min |
| May 19, 10:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 37 min |
| May 21, 12:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie | 88 min |
| May 21, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Harrison, Monona, Shelby | 81 min |
| May 22, 12:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Cass | 29 min |
| May 22, 12:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Adair, Adams | 52 min |
| May 22, 1:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Guthrie | 46 min |
| May 22, 1:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Humboldt, Webster | 65 min |
| May 23, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Page | 33 min |
| May 23, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Adams | 37 min |
| May 24, 12:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Adair | 35 min |
| May 24, 12:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Linn | 32 min |
| May 24, 1:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Madison | 23 min |
| May 24, 2:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Jasper, Marion | 41 min |
| May 24, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Marshall, Tama | 26 min |
| May 24, 3:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Warren | 38 min |
| May 24, 4:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 27 min |
| May 24, 6:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Lucas, Marion, Warren, Wayne | 44 min |
| May 24, 7:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Appanoose, Davis, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Wapello | 67 min |
| May 24, 7:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Poweshiek | 35 min |
| May 24, 7:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson and 9 more | 64 min |
| May 24, 7:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Cedar, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson and 9 more | 29 min |
| May 24, 8:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Des Moines, Henry, Johnson, Linn, Louisa and 2 more | 49 min |
| May 24, 8:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Clayton | 65 min |
| May 24, 8:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Johnson, Linn | 33 min |
| May 24, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry and 6 more | 46 min |
| May 24, 9:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 39 min |
| May 24, 9:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 38 min |
| May 24, 10:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 33 min |
| May 24, 10:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 32 min |
| May 24, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Winneshiek | 46 min |
| May 24, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 31 min |
| May 26, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Decatur | 44 min |
| May 26, 12:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Wayne | 51 min |
| May 26, 1:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Decatur | 33 min |
| May 26, 1:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Adams, Taylor | 51 min |
| May 26, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Lucas, Monroe | 31 min |
| May 26, 2:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Wapello | 11 min |
| May 26, 2:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Van Buren, Washington | 63 min |
| May 27, 5:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Adams, Audubon, Cass, Ringgold, Taylor | 57 min |
| May 27, 6:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Clarke, Decatur | 29 min |
| May 27, 6:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Polk | 30 min |
| May 27, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Boone, Story | 45 min |
| May 27, 7:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Hamilton | 28 min |
| May 27, 8:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Jones, Linn | 23 min |
| May 27, 8:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Des Moines, Henry, Johnson, Jones, Louisa and 3 more | 62 min |
| May 28, 10:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine, Scott | 49 min |
| May 28, 11:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson | 38 min |
| May 28, 12:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Van Buren | 48 min |
| May 28, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jefferson, Van Buren | 48 min |
| May 28, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Johnson, Linn | 55 min |
| May 28, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott | 61 min |
| May 28, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Van Buren | 51 min |
| May 28, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa | 50 min |
| May 29, 1:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Van Buren | 57 min |
| May 29, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton | 37 min |
| May 29, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Bremer | 53 min |
| May 31, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Boone | 66 min |
| May 31, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Black Hawk | 51 min |
| May 31, 6:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 49 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Des Moines County16
- Henry County13
- Scott County13
- Lee County12
- Louisa County12
- Muscatine County12
- Johnson County11
- Linn County10
- Washington County10
- Jefferson County9
- Van Buren County8
- Cedar County7
- Keokuk County7
- Jones County6
- Clinton County5
- Winneshiek County5
- Buchanan County4
- Allamakee County4
- Iowa County4
- Marshall County4
- Chickasaw County4
- Wapello County4
- Adams County4
- Marion County4
- Benton County4
- Hamilton County3
- Delaware County3
- Jasper County3
- Clayton County3
- Appanoose County3
- Davis County3
- Lucas County3
- Monroe County3
- Wayne County3
- Jackson County3
- Decatur County3
- Boone County3
- Butler County2
- Grundy County2
- Hardin County2
38 more counties
- Webster County2
- Carroll County2
- Black Hawk County2
- Bremer County2
- Polk County2
- Tama County2
- Floyd County2
- Howard County2
- Poweshiek County2
- Page County2
- Cass County2
- Adair County2
- Warren County2
- Dubuque County2
- Taylor County2
- Calhoun County1
- Crawford County1
- Franklin County1
- Greene County1
- Cerro Gordo County1
- Fayette County1
- Mitchell County1
- Fremont County1
- Mills County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pottawattamie County1
- Harrison County1
- Monona County1
- Shelby County1
- Guthrie County1
- Humboldt County1
- Madison County1
- Mahaska County1
- Audubon County1
- Ringgold County1
- Clarke County1
- Dallas County1
- Story County1
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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.