Winter Storm, Mitchell
- When
- January 19, 9:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.356, -92.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Iowa, January 19, 2000
Heavy snowfall accompanied the first major winter storm of the season to affect northeast Iowa. 5 inches at Lime Springs (Howard County), 6 to 7 inches at Osage (Mitchell County), 7 inches at West Union (Fayette County) and Elkader (Clayton County) and 8 inches at New Hampton (Chickasaw County).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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.
Heavy snowfall accompanied the first major winter storm of the season to affect northeast Iowa. Law enforcement officials and volunteer weather observers reported 6.5 inches at Lime Springs (Howard County), 6 to 7 inches at Osage (Mitchell County), 7 inches at West Union (Fayette County) and Elkader (Clayton County) and 8 inches at New Hampton (Chickasaw County). As the snow was winding down, north winds picked up to 20 to 30 mph, causing considerable blowing and drifting.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Howard
- When
- January 19, 9:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.357, -92.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Fayette
- When
- January 19, 9:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.863, -91.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Floyd
- When
- January 19, 9:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.060, -92.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Allamakee
- When
- January 19, 9:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.284, -91.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clayton
- When
- January 19, 9:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clayton forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.845, -91.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Winneshiek
- When
- January 19, 9:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.291, -91.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Chickasaw
- When
- January 19, 9:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chickasaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.060, -92.318 (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 Ohio, January 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding in American Samoa, January 19 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 19, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, January 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, January 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 19 to 20, 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: 5127054, 5127055, 5127056, 5127057, 5127058, 5127059, 5127060, 5127061.