Flood, Appanoose
- When
- March 16, 6:00 AM CST to March 17, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Appanoose forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.743, -92.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Iowa, March 16 to 17, 1999
Only very minor snowmelt flooding was observed within the Des Moines HSA during March. l Rapid rises occurred on the 16th and 17th in the Chariton River Basin as a foot of snow melted over a period of a few days in response to a rapid warmup.
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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Only very minor snowmelt flooding was observed within the Des Moines HSA during March. Flooding was confined to only one single location with a crest only about a foot over flood stage.l Rapid rises occurred on the 16th and 17th in the Chariton River Basin as a foot of snow melted over a period of a few days in response to a rapid warmup. Damage was very minor with this event.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Clarke
- When
- March 16, 6:00 AM CST to March 17, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clarke forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.029, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Decatur
- When
- March 16, 6:00 AM CST to March 17, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.738, -93.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Lucas
- When
- March 16, 6:00 AM CST to March 17, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lucas forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.029, -93.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Wayne
- When
- March 16, 6:00 AM CST to March 17, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.740, -93.327 (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
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, March 16 to 19, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, March 16, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, March 16, 1999
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, March 16, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 16, 1999
- Dust Devil in Florida, March 16, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, March 16, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, March 16, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, March 16, 1999
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, March 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: 5682388, 5682389, 5682390, 5682512, 5682513.