Winter Storm, Clayton
- When
- February 17, 9:00 PM CST to February 18, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.845, -91.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 2000
A winter storm dumped heavy snow on portions of northeast Iowa. 5 and 7 inches respectively, while amounts of 7 to 8 inches were reported in the Strawberry Point area (Clayton County).
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 ARX wrote it up.
A winter storm dumped heavy snow on portions of northeast Iowa. Oelwein and Maynard (Fayette County) received 6.5 and 7 inches respectively, while amounts of 7 to 8 inches were reported in the Strawberry Point area (Clayton County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Fayette
- When
- February 17, 9:00 PM CST to February 18, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.863, -91.844 (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
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Ice Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, February 17, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Ice Storm in Illinois, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 17, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, February 17, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, February 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 17, 2000
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, February 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: 5132411, 5132412.