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Iowa Severe Weather
Weather warnings issued for Iowa by the National Weather Service — what was warned, where, and how long it stayed in force. 47 of the 51 kept here were severe or extreme.
51 warnings
Every severity, newest first — a state page is where the minor ones are worth counting.
| Warning |
|---|
| Dense Fog AdvisoryNWS Sioux Falls SDOsceola; Sioux; O'Brien; Plymouth; CheroModerate |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILBenton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; JohnSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILJohnson; WashingtonSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILKeokukSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Des Moines IAWapello; Appanoose; DavisSevere |
| Special Weather StatementNWS La Crosse WIAllamakee; Clayton; Wabasha; Winona; HouModerate |
| Flood WatchNWS Des Moines IAMahaska; Lucas; Monroe; WayneSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Sioux Falls SDClay; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Woodbury; ISevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Omaha/Valley NEMonona; Harrison; Shelby; Pottawattamie;Severe |
| Special Weather StatementNWS Sioux Falls SDOsceola; Dickinson; O'Brien; Clay; CheroModerate |
| Special Weather StatementNWS Des Moines IAEmmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo AModerate |
| Flood WarningNWS Quad Cities IA ILDes Moines, IA; Lee, IA; Hancock, IL; HeSevere |
| Flood WarningNWS Quad Cities IA ILDes Moines, IA; Louisa, IA; Henderson, ISevere |
| Flood WarningNWS Quad Cities IA ILDes Moines, IA; Henderson, ILSevere |
| Flood WarningNWS Quad Cities IA ILLouisa, IASevere |
| Flood WarningNWS Quad Cities IA ILLouisa, IASevere |
| Flood WarningNWS Quad Cities IA ILBenton, IA; Iowa, IASevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILLouisaSevere |
| Flood WarningNWS Quad Cities IA ILLouisa, IA; Muscatine, IASevere |
| Flood WarningNWS Quad Cities IA ILKeokuk, IASevere |
| Flood WarningNWS Quad Cities IA ILBenton, IA; Cedar, IA; Iowa, IA; JohnsonSevere |
| Flood WarningNWS Quad Cities IA ILJohnson, IA; Louisa, IA; Washington, IASevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILKeokukSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILLouisa; MercerSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILMuscatine; Rock IslandSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILMuscatine; Scott; Rock IslandSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILDes Moines; HendersonSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILDes Moines; Lee; Henderson; HancockSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILLouisa; Des Moines; Mercer; HendersonSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILMuscatine; Louisa; Rock Island; MercerSevere |
| Flood WarningNWS Quad Cities IA ILClinton, IA; Scott, IASevere |
| Flood WarningNWS Quad Cities IA ILJackson, IASevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILLouisaSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILLouisaSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILKeokuk; Henry; Bureau; PutnamSevere |
| Severe Thunderstorm WarningNWS Des Moines IADecatur, IA; Wayne, IASevere |
| Severe Thunderstorm WarningNWS Des Moines IADecatur, IA; Wayne, IASevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILBenton; Iowa; Johnson; Washington; LouisSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILClinton; ScottSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILLinn; Jones; CedarSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILJacksonSevere |
| Flood WarningNWS La Crosse WIClayton, IASevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILJohnson; WashingtonSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILMuscatine; LouisaSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS La Crosse WIFloydSevere |
| Flood WarningNWS La Crosse WIClayton, IASevere |
| Flood WarningNWS La Crosse WIWinneshiek, IASevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILLinn; Cedar; Muscatine; Scott; Rock IslaSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Quad Cities IA ILJones; Clinton; WhitesideSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS Des Moines IAWorth; Cerro Gordo; Butler; Bremer; BlacSevere |
| Flood WatchNWS La Crosse WIFloyd; Chickasaw; Fayette; Clayton; WabaSevere |
Source: the National Weather Service. A warning covering several states appears on each of their pages. Expired warnings are kept and marked, because the count over time is the part that says anything.