Archived NWS Watch/Warnings
This page allows you to generate a custom GIS shapefile (with additional CSV file of events) or Google Earth KML of NWS issued watches and warnings for a time period of your choice. Please be sure to read the archive status and dbf schema below. The IEM's archive is certainly not complete or official. If you are looking for a real-time source of warning shapefiles, you can find that here.
Due to transient server load or other issues,
this application sometimes fails to
generate output. You may wish to try shorting the duration of your
request or email us for help.
Pre-generated zip files
These files are same as you could download from the form on the left, just you don't have to wait so long! The current year's data is current up until roughly 2 AM this morning.
| Year | All | Limit Tor,Svr,Mar,FF | Limit Storm Based Tor,Svr,Mar,FF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Zip (7.22 MB) | Zip (7.22 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1987 | Zip (6.1 MB) | Zip (6.1 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1988 | Zip (5.53 MB) | Zip (5.53 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1989 | Zip (8.5 MB) | Zip (8.5 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1990 | Zip (10.75 MB) | Zip (10.75 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1991 | Zip (10.26 MB) | Zip (10.26 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1992 | Zip (10.38 MB) | Zip (10.38 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1993 | Zip (11.32 MB) | Zip (11.32 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1994 | Zip (12.51 MB) | Zip (12.51 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1995 | Zip (17.8 MB) | Zip (17.8 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1996 | Zip (20.31 MB) | Zip (20.31 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1997 | Zip (19.95 MB) | Zip (19.95 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1998 | Zip (25.89 MB) | Zip (25.89 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 1999 | Zip (19.88 MB) | Zip (19.88 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 2000 | Zip (19.53 MB) | Zip (19.53 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 2001 | Zip (19.39 MB) | Zip (19.39 MB) | N/A (0 MB) |
| 2002 | Zip (25.56 MB) | Zip (25.56 MB) | Zip (1.28 MB) |
| 2003 | Zip (26.53 MB) | Zip (26.53 MB) | Zip (2.03 MB) |
| 2004 | Zip (28.24 MB) | Zip (28.24 MB) | Zip (2.29 MB) |
| 2005 | Zip (51.9 MB) | Zip (33.74 MB) | Zip (2.06 MB) |
| 2006 | Zip (134.06 MB) | Zip (38.89 MB) | Zip (2.54 MB) |
| 2007 | Zip (147.99 MB) | Zip (36.64 MB) | Zip (2.36 MB) |
| 2008 | Zip (229.68 MB) | Zip (62.69 MB) | Zip (3.58 MB) |
| 2009 | Zip (228.81 MB) | Zip (56.36 MB) | Zip (2.92 MB) |
| 2010 | Zip (245.9 MB) | Zip (56.68 MB) | Zip (2.78 MB) |
| 2011 | Zip (279.81 MB) | Zip (75.59 MB) | Zip (3.5 MB) |
| 2012 | Zip (275.38 MB) | Zip (56.85 MB) | Zip (2.76 MB) |
| 2013 | Zip (265.97 MB) | Zip (51.25 MB) | Zip (2.46 MB) |
| 2014 | Zip (252.22 MB) | Zip (45.07 MB) | Zip (2.33 MB) |
| 2015 | Zip (241.63 MB) | Zip (50.08 MB) | Zip (2.68 MB) |
| 2016 | Zip (233.28 MB) | Zip (49.64 MB) | Zip (2.58 MB) |
| 2017 | Zip (259.71 MB) | Zip (53.64 MB) | Zip (2.67 MB) |
| 2018 | Zip (268.34 MB) | Zip (50.85 MB) | Zip (2.66 MB) |
| 2019 | Zip (276.1 MB) | Zip (60.05 MB) | Zip (2.98 MB) |
| 2020 | Zip (184.21 MB) | Zip (51.84 MB) | Zip (2.47 MB) |
Service changes:
- 12 Mar 2019: Added
UPDATEDcolumn to the dataset providing the timestamp of the most recent NWS Text Product for the event. - 3 Feb 2016: This service used to allow the download
of the high-resolution AWIPS counties/zones shapes. Sadly, the size
of these polygons would overwhelm the backend data service. So now
this service only returns the simplified county/zone polygons. You
may wish to do a join against the
AWIPS Geodatabase to
get the high resolution depiction. The
NWS_UGCcolumn is what you would use to join.
Archive status:
| Dataset component | Start Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tornado Severe T'storm Flash Flood Special Marine |
1 Jan 2002 (Polygons)
1 Jan 1986 (Counties) |
Only the initial polygon is used. Polygon updates in the SVS statements are ignored. The VTEC attributes didn't appear until they became operational. |
| All VTEC watch/warn | 12 Nov 2005 | Products other than Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. |
| SVR,TOR Watch by County | 12 Nov 2005 |