Alert archive / Iowa / Special Weather Statements / 2024
Special Weather Statements in Iowa, May 2024
99 special weather statements in May 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
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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, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Fremont, Mills | 38 min |
| May 2, 11:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Delaware | 36 min |
| May 4, 7:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan | 49 min |
| May 4, 8:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa, Keokuk | 45 min |
| May 4, 9:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware, Linn | 54 min |
| May 6, 10:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Boone, Dallas, Madison, Union | 40 min |
| May 7, 3:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Van Buren, Washington | 38 min |
| May 7, 5:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 44 min |
| May 7, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 33 min |
| May 7, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Muscatine | 47 min |
| May 7, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Clayton | 55 min |
| May 7, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 45 min |
| May 7, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jackson | 47 min |
| May 7, 7:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan | 66 min |
| May 7, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware, Linn | 57 min |
| May 7, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Cedar, Jones | 81 min |
| May 7, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Muscatine | 40 min |
| May 7, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson | 37 min |
| May 7, 9:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 41 min |
| May 7, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson | 58 min |
| May 7, 10:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Keokuk, Louisa, Washington | 41 min |
| May 8, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Calhoun | 43 min |
| May 8, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Greene | 49 min |
| May 8, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Linn | 45 min |
| May 8, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Boone | 23 min |
| May 8, 11:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Story | 22 min |
| May 9, 1:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa, Keokuk | 39 min |
| May 9, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard and 2 more | 16 min |
| May 12, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Chickasaw | 23 min |
| May 12, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Floyd, Winneshiek | 33 min |
| May 12, 3:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd | 45 min |
| May 12, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette | 43 min |
| May 12, 6:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Howard, Mitchell | 52 min |
| May 12, 6:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Howard | 34 min |
| May 12, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Delaware | 38 min |
| May 13, 5:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 39 min |
| May 15, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Pottawattamie | 38 min |
| May 19, 11:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Adair | 27 min |
| May 19, 11:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Madison | 16 min |
| May 19, 12:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Madison | 16 min |
| May 19, 1:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Warren | 25 min |
| May 19, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Jasper, Marion, Poweshiek | 63 min |
| May 19, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Cass | 30 min |
| May 19, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Adair, Adams, Cass, Guthrie | 50 min |
| May 19, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Muscatine | 39 min |
| May 19, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa, Keokuk | 48 min |
| May 20, 12:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan, Linn | 24 min |
| May 20, 12:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Johnson | 36 min |
| May 20, 12:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jones | 50 min |
| May 20, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Appanoose, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe | 64 min |
| May 20, 3:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa | 45 min |
| May 20, 7:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 49 min |
| May 20, 7:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 40 min |
| May 20, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Hancock | 25 min |
| May 20, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Palo Alto, Pocahontas | 35 min |
| May 20, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Carroll | 30 min |
| May 20, 11:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Guthrie | 26 min |
| May 21, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Pocahontas | 24 min |
| May 21, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Hancock | 35 min |
| May 21, 2:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Audubon, Guthrie | 60 min |
| May 21, 2:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Black Hawk, Tama | 28 min |
| May 21, 4:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Polk | 33 min |
| May 21, 8:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Jones | 44 min |
| May 21, 10:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Linn | 51 min |
| May 21, 11:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek | 48 min |
| May 21, 12:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee, Howard, Winneshiek | 45 min |
| May 21, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Johnson, Jones, Linn | 59 min |
| May 24, 1:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Calhoun | 31 min |
| May 24, 2:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Monroe, Wayne | 50 min |
| May 24, 4:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Chickasaw | 35 min |
| May 24, 5:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell | 43 min |
| May 24, 7:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Allamakee | 32 min |
| May 24, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Decatur, Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe, Wayne | 93 min |
| May 24, 1:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 21 min |
| May 24, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque | 9 min |
| May 24, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Dubuque, Jones | 42 min |
| May 24, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 39 min |
| May 24, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 45 min |
| May 26, 12:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Crawford | 38 min |
| May 26, 12:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Polk | 27 min |
| May 26, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Louisa | 42 min |
| May 26, 2:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Grundy, Jasper, Mahaska and 3 more | 55 min |
| May 26, 3:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton, Iowa | 44 min |
| May 26, 3:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Linn | 38 min |
| May 26, 3:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Clayton, Fayette | 56 min |
| May 26, 3:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Buchanan | 51 min |
| May 26, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Audubon | 22 min |
| May 26, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Adair | 26 min |
| May 26, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Cass | 16 min |
| May 26, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Adams | 26 min |
| May 26, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Union | 17 min |
| May 26, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Union | 15 min |
| May 26, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Ringgold | 20 min |
| May 26, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Decatur, Ringgold | 19 min |
| May 26, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Decatur, Ringgold | 31 min |
| May 27, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Van Buren | 39 min |
| May 28, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 39 min |
| May 28, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Johnson | 35 min |
| May 28, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Clinton, Scott | 38 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dubuque County9
- Buchanan County8
- Chickasaw County8
- Linn County7
- Benton County6
- Scott County6
- Clayton County6
- Delaware County5
- Iowa County5
- Keokuk County5
- Clinton County5
- Jones County5
- Allamakee County5
- Fayette County5
- Howard County5
- Floyd County4
- Mitchell County4
- Winneshiek County4
- Decatur County4
- Madison County3
- Union County3
- Muscatine County3
- Jackson County3
- Adair County3
- Cass County3
- Guthrie County3
- Johnson County3
- Lucas County3
- Mahaska County3
- Monroe County3
- Ringgold County3
- Boone County2
- Henry County2
- Lee County2
- Van Buren County2
- Washington County2
- Louisa County2
- Calhoun County2
- Jasper County2
- Marion County2
28 more counties
- Poweshiek County2
- Adams County2
- Hancock County2
- Pocahontas County2
- Audubon County2
- Black Hawk County2
- Tama County2
- Polk County2
- Wayne County2
- Fremont County1
- Mills County1
- Dallas County1
- Jefferson County1
- Cedar County1
- Greene County1
- Story County1
- Pottawattamie County1
- Warren County1
- Appanoose County1
- Palo Alto County1
- Carroll County1
- Clarke County1
- Crawford County1
- Des Moines County1
- Bremer County1
- Butler County1
- Grundy County1
- Marshall 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.