Winter Storm, Benton
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Iowa, December 16 to 17, 1999
Snow blanketed the entire region with amounts ranging from 1 to 3 inches in many areas. Freezing drizzlemixed with the snow across portions of Northeast Iowa which limited amounts to between a dusting and a half inch in several areas along and north of Highway 20.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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 DVN wrote it up.
An alberta clipper system brought snow to Eastern Iowa, Northwest Illinois and Northeast Missouri.Snow blanketed the entire region with amounts ranging from 1 to 3 inches in many areas. Freezing drizzlemixed with the snow across portions of Northeast Iowa which limited amounts to between a dusting and a half inch in several areas along and north of Highway 20. Numerous accidents were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Cedar
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.772, -91.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clinton
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Delaware
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Des Moines
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Des Moines forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.923, -91.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Henry
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.988, -91.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Iowa
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Iowa forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -92.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Johnson
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.672, -91.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jones
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.121, -91.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Keokuk
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Keokuk forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.337, -92.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lee
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.642, -91.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Linn
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -91.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Louisa
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Louisa forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.219, -91.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Muscatine
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Muscatine forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.484, -91.113 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Van Buren
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.753, -91.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM CST to December 17, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.336, -91.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 16 to 17, 1999
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 16 to 17, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 16 to 17, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, December 16, 1999
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 16 to 30, 1999
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 16 to 17, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, December 16, 1999
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, December 1999
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: 5721852, 5721853, 5721854, 5721855, 5721856, 5721857, 5721858, 5721859, 5721860, 5721861, 5721862, 5721863, 5721864, 5721865, 5721866, 5721867, 5721868, 5721869.