Iowa, 2000

Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 23, 2000

December 23, 2000 · NWS DVN · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

A weak low pressure center tracked from northern Missouri during the early morning hours, into central Illinois through the day. The system brought warm, moist air over the top of cold Arctic air at the surface, and produced a light, fluffy snow over parts of east central and northeast Iowa.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 low pressure center tracked from northern Missouri during the early morning hours, into central Illinois through the day. The system brought warm, moist air over the top of cold Arctic air at the surface, and produced a light, fluffy snow over parts of east central and northeast Iowa. The snow tapered to flurries before ending in the early afternoon. Snowfall amounts of one to four inches were reported along and north of U.S. Highway 30. Buchanan, Delaware, and Dubuque counties received three to four inch amounts.

The radar

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Event by event

7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Benton

When
December 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Benton forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Buchanan

When
December 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Buchanan forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.471, -91.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Delaware

When
December 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.471, -91.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Dubuque

When
December 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Dubuque forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Jackson

When
December 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Jones

When
December 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Jones forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.121, -91.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Linn

When
December 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Linn forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.079, -91.599 (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.

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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: 5177548, 5177549, 5177550, 5177551, 5177552, 5177553, 5177554.