Flood, Hamilton
- When
- June 17, 4:00 AM CST to June 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.384, -93.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Iowa, June 17 to 20, 1996
The heavy rainfall mentioned above resulted in flooding along the Skunk River. In fact, the river crested about a foot over the all time record stage at Ames, eclipsing the infamous 1993 flood event.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- $500,000
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS DMX wrote it up.
The heavy rainfall mentioned above resulted in flooding along the Skunk River. In fact, the river crested about a foot over the all time record stage at Ames, eclipsing the infamous 1993 flood event. The flooding closed many road, caused significant damage to houses and businesses located near the river, and flooded out cropland.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Boone
- When
- June 17, 4:00 AM CST to June 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.037, -93.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Story
- When
- June 17, 4:00 AM CST to June 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Story forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 42.036, -93.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Jasper
- When
- June 17, 4:00 AM CST to June 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -93.054 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Mahaska
- When
- June 17, 4:00 AM CST to June 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mahaska forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.335, -92.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood in Wisconsin, June 17, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 17, 1996
- Flood in Wisconsin, June 17, 1996
- Flood in Wisconsin, June 17, 1996
- Flood in Wisconsin, June 17 to 18, 1996
- Flood in Wisconsin, June 17, 1996
- Flood in Wisconsin, June 17 to 18, 1996
- Flood in Wisconsin, June 17 to 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 17, 1996
- Flooding in Iowa, June 17 to 25, 1996
- Flood in Wisconsin, June 17, 1996
- Flood in Wisconsin, June 17 to 18, 1996
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, June 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5553471, 5553472, 5553473, 5553474, 5553475.