Pottawattamie County, Iowa weather alerts
No watches, warnings or advisories are in force for Pottawattamie County.
Checked Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 10:25 AM CDT. Times are Central Daylight Time.
Warnings on the map
Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
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Alerts in force
Nothing is in force for Pottawattamie County right now. Its warnings come from the National Weather Service and appear here within a minute of being issued; every one of the past year is below.
The past year in Pottawattamie County
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 143 alerts for Pottawattamie County, including 37 severe thunderstorm warnings, 6 tornado warnings, 5 red flag warnings and 4 flash flood warnings.
| Product | Issued | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 37 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 6 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 5 | Mar 28, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| High Wind Warning | 4 | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 2 | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Snow Squall Warning | 2 | Dec 28, 2025 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 1 | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 13 | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 5 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 3 | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 | Mar 28, 2026 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 17 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 10 | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Flood Advisory | 5 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 5 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 | May 2, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 3 | Mar 16, 2026 |
Warnings issued
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Flash Flood Warning
- Flash Flood Warning
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Tornado Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Tornado Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Tornado Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Tornado Warning
- Tornado Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Tornado Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Flash Flood Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Red Flag Warning
- Red Flag Warning
- Red Flag Warning
- High Wind Warning
- Red Flag Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Winter Storm Warning
- Red Flag Warning
- Extreme Cold Warning
- High Wind Warning
- Snow Squall Warning
- Snow Squall Warning
- High Wind Warning
And 4 earlier warnings.
Every alert, most recent first
- Dense Fog Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Flood Watch
- Tornado Watch
- Flash Flood Warning
- Flood Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Heat Advisory
- Dense Fog Advisory
- Flood Watch
- Flash Flood Warning
- Flood Advisory
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Dense Fog Advisory
- Dense Fog Advisory
- Flood Advisory
- Flash Flood Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Extreme Heat Watch
- Extreme Heat Watch
- Extreme Heat Warning
- Heat Advisory
- Dense Fog Advisory
- Heat Advisory
- Dense Fog Advisory
- Tornado Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch
- Heat Advisory
- Extreme Heat Watch
- Extreme Heat Warning
The 40 most recent of 143.
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 Pottawattamie County, with what is in force in each.
What this means
- Warning
- 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.