Iowa, 1999Flash Flood and Flood in Iowa, June 13, 1999
June 13, 1999 · NWS DVN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 flood, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Flood, Van Buren
- When
- June 13, 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.753, -91.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Just over 3 inches of rain in less than an hour caused the Big Indian Creek to rise out of it's bank.
Flash Flood, Lee
- When
- June 13, 12:17 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Argyle
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.642, -91.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Slow moving thunderstorms dropped over 3 inches of rain. Several city streets were covered with water and closed for a short time.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Rip Current in Florida, June 13, 19991 death · 1 event
- Flooding in Wisconsin, June 13, 1999$900,000 · 6 events
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 13, 1999$150,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 13 to 17, 1999$300,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Flood in Kansas, June 13 to 27, 1999$120,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 13, 1999$75,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 13, 1999$50,000 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 13, 1999$42,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 13, 1999$32,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 13, 1999F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 13, 1999$30,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 13, 1999$23,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
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: 5716175, 5716176.