Winter Storm, Buena Vista
- When
- December 17, 9:00 PM CST to December 18, 6:00 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, December 17 to 18, 2000
Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches combined with strong winds to produce blowing and drifting snow, with visibility less than a quarter mile at times. The winds, gusting to 45 mph, also caused wind chills to drop to 50 below zero.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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.
Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches combined with strong winds to produce blowing and drifting snow, with visibility less than a quarter mile at times. The winds, gusting to 45 mph, also caused wind chills to drop to 50 below zero. Travel was difficult or impossible during the storm, and schools and businesses were forced to close.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Cherokee
- When
- December 17, 9:00 PM CST to December 18, 6:00 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
- December 17, 9:00 PM CST to December 18, 6:00 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
- December 17, 9:00 PM CST to December 18, 6:00 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
- December 17, 9:00 PM CST to December 18, 6:00 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, O'Brien
- When
- December 17, 9:00 PM CST to December 18, 6:00 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
- December 17, 9:00 PM CST to December 18, 6:00 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
- December 17, 9:00 PM CST to December 18, 6:00 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
- December 17, 9:00 PM CST to December 18, 6:00 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
- December 17, 9:00 PM CST to December 18, 6:00 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
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Georgia, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, December 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Vermont, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, December 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, December 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Massachusetts, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in Connecticut, December 17, 2000
- High Wind in North Carolina, December 17, 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: 5176899, 5176900, 5176901, 5176902, 5176903, 5176904, 5176905, 5176906, 5176907, 5176908.