Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Fayette County, Iowa. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force1
Every product in force for Fayette County, worst first, with its full text.
Flood Warning
Severe
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 6:41AM CDT until September 20 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Issued Until 2 hr 47 min left
Areas Fayette, IA
Full text
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...East Central Fayette County in northeastern Iowa...
* WHEN...Until 100 PM CDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding along the Volga River
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 638 AM CDT, flooding continues on the Volga River around the
town of Wadena. The river has crested and is starting to fall,
and is expected to fall below flood stage later today.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Wadena, Volga River State Park and Albany.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What to do
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 92 alerts for Fayette County, including 12 severe thunderstorm warnings, 4 tornado warnings, 3 blizzard warnings and 3 winter storm warnings.
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.
Nearby
The counties around Fayette County, with what is in force in each.
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.
Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.
Sources
Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.
