Iowa, 2000

Flood and Hail in Iowa, April 16, 2000

April 16, 2000 · NWS DVN · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:04 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lee

When
April 16, 3:02 PM CST
Where
Lee County, 3 mi N of Keokuk
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.642, -91.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Pea-sized hail reported by trained spotter.

Flood, Muscatine

When
April 16, 4:47 PM CST
Where
Muscatine County, Muscatine
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.484, -91.113 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Law enforcement reported street flooding in north portion of Muscatine.

Hail, Scott

When
April 16, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Scott County, Davenport
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

BB-sized hail reported in Davenport by the general public.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5142865, 5142866, 5142867.