Heavy Snow, Benton
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 1, 2000
A weak storm system, lacking abundant moisture, produced the season's first significant snowfall across the area. Snowfall amounts ranged from a few tenths of an inch up to three inches, with one to two inch amounts the most common.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 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
- 21
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.
A weak storm system, lacking abundant moisture, produced the season's first significant snowfall across the area. Snowfall amounts ranged from a few tenths of an inch up to three inches, with one to two inch amounts the most common. According to a newspaper report, the snow was a contributing factor in a two-vehicle accident on a Linn County road during the morning of 12/1. Three people were injured, one critically.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Buchanan
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Cedar
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.772, -91.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clinton
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Delaware
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Des Moines
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Des Moines forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.923, -91.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Dubuque
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dubuque forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Henry
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.988, -91.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Iowa
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -92.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jackson
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jefferson
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.032, -91.949 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Johnson
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.672, -91.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jones
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.121, -91.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Keokuk
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Keokuk forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.337, -92.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lee
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.642, -91.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Linn
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -91.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Louisa
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Louisa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.219, -91.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Muscatine
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muscatine forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.484, -91.113 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Scott
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Van Buren
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.753, -91.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Washington
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.336, -91.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in California, December 1 to 4, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Avalanche in Wyoming, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Georgia, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in West Virginia, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Extreme Cold in North Carolina, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Extreme Cold in South Carolina, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in Illinois, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 1 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, December 2000
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: 5168293, 5168294, 5168295, 5168296, 5168297, 5168298, 5168299, 5168300, 5168301, 5168302, 5168303, 5168304, 5168305, 5168306, 5168307, 5168308, 5168309, 5168310, 5168311, 5168312, 5168313.