Alert archive / Iowa / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Iowa, August 2026
32 special weather statements in August 2026. 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 August 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 32
- Busiest day
- August 9, 20264 special weather statements
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Linn | 52 min |
| Aug 4, 3:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto | 50 min |
| Aug 4, 4:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Winnebago, Worth | 55 min |
| Aug 4, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Van Buren | 44 min |
| Aug 4, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Van Buren | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 2:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Chickasaw | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Fremont, Mills | 36 min |
| Aug 8, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Mills | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Montgomery | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Pocahontas | 23 min |
| Aug 9, 5:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Humboldt | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 5:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Kossuth | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 4:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DMX | Decatur | 25 min |
| Aug 11, 5:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Benton | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 6:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd | 24 min |
| Aug 12, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Iowa | 43 min |
| Aug 12, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Louisa | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 10:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa | 55 min |
| Aug 14, 4:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Keokuk, Washington | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 29 min |
| Aug 15, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson, Louisa, Washington | 62 min |
| Aug 15, 8:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Louisa, Muscatine | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 9:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Muscatine, Scott | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 9:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Scott | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Henry, Jefferson | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Henry, Van Buren | 65 min |
| Aug 19, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Des Moines, Lee | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | Lee | 63 min |
| Aug 19, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Montgomery | 27 min |
| Aug 21, 2:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Howard, Mitchell | 27 min |
| Aug 21, 2:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Howard | 36 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Louisa County4
- Des Moines County4
- Van Buren County3
- Scott County3
- Lee County3
- Henry County3
- Humboldt County2
- Kossuth County2
- Chickasaw County2
- Mills County2
- Montgomery County2
- Washington County2
- Jefferson County2
- Muscatine County2
- Howard County2
- Linn County1
- Emmet County1
- Palo Alto County1
- Cerro Gordo County1
- Franklin County1
- Hancock County1
- Winnebago County1
- Worth County1
- Fremont County1
- Pocahontas County1
- Decatur County1
- Benton County1
- Fayette County1
- Floyd County1
- Iowa County1
- Keokuk County1
- Mitchell County1
Nearby
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.