Winter Storm, Buena Vista
- When
- March 8, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buena Vista forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.736, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Iowa, March 8, 1999
Snowfall of 4 to 8 inches combined with winds gusting frequently to over 30 mph to make conditions difficult for travel and commerce. Visibilities were frequently reduced to 1/2 mile or less, and drifting snow added to the travel difficulty.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 FSD wrote it up.
Snowfall of 4 to 8 inches combined with winds gusting frequently to over 30 mph to make conditions difficult for travel and commerce. Visibilities were frequently reduced to 1/2 mile or less, and drifting snow added to the travel difficulty. Schools and businesses closed temporarily in some areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Cherokee
- When
- March 8, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.736, -95.624 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clay
- When
- March 8, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.083, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dickinson
- When
- March 8, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.378, -95.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ida
- When
- March 8, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ida forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.387, -95.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lyon
- When
- March 8, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.381, -96.210 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, O'Brien
- When
- March 8, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- O'Brien forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.084, -95.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Osceola
- When
- March 8, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osceola forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.379, -95.624 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Plymouth
- When
- March 8, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Plymouth forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.738, -96.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sioux
- When
- March 8, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sioux forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.083, -96.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Woodbury
- When
- March 8, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Woodbury forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.390, -96.045 (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
- Tornadoes and Flood in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, March 8, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 8 to 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 1999
- High Wind in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 8, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 8 to 9, 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: 5688168, 5688169, 5688170, 5688299, 5688300, 5688301, 5688302, 5688303, 5688304, 5688305, 5688306.