Winter Storm, Benton
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Iowa, January 17, 2000
A winter storm moving along the Canadian border brought warm air northward over a shallow layer of cold air over the Middle Mississippi Valley. This created a broad area of light freezing rain, sleet and freezing drizzle over Eastern Iowa, Northeast Missouri and Northwest Illinois.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
- 22
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 winter storm moving along the Canadian border brought warm air northward over a shallow layer of cold air over the Middle Mississippi Valley. This created a broad area of light freezing rain, sleet and freezing drizzle over Eastern Iowa, Northeast Missouri and Northwest Illinois. A few snow flurries or patchy light snow mixed with the freezing precipitation at times. Ice accumulations were light and generally less than a tenth of an inch. However, ground temperatures in the middle and upper 20s allowed for a thin layer of ice to form on many road surfaces. This resulted in hazardous travel. Icy roads forced the cancellation of many schools throughout Washington County. Numerous accidents were also reported in Jones and Bureau Counties where a heavy glaze of ice made travel treacherous. The main band of freezing rain fell 20 miles either side of an axis from Muscatine Iowa to Princeton Illinois.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Buchanan
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cedar
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.772, -91.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clayton
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.845, -91.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clinton
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Delaware
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Des Moines
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Des Moines forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.923, -91.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dubuque
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dubuque forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Henry
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.988, -91.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Iowa
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -92.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.032, -91.949 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Johnson
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.672, -91.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jones
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.121, -91.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Keokuk
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Keokuk forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.337, -92.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lee
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.642, -91.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Linn
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -91.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Louisa
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Louisa forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.219, -91.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Muscatine
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muscatine forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.484, -91.113 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Van Buren
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.753, -91.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- January 17, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.336, -91.718 (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
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maine, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 17, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Connecticut, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Jersey, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 17, 2000
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, January 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: 5134268, 5134269, 5134270, 5134271, 5134272, 5134273, 5134274, 5134275, 5134276, 5134277, 5134278, 5134279, 5134280, 5134281, 5134282, 5134283, 5134284, 5134285, 5134286, 5134287, 5134288, 5134289.