Iowa, 2000

Flooding in Iowa, July 1 to 6, 2000

July 1 to 6, 2000 · NWS DVN · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Summary of 6/13/00 to 7/7/00 flood event:Locally heavy rains from mid June into early July produced flooding on the Iowa, Rock, and Wapsipinicon Rivers. 04 feet (flood stage 14 ft) on July 5th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
6

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.

Summary of 6/13/00 to 7/7/00 flood event:Locally heavy rains from mid June into early July produced flooding on the Iowa, Rock, and Wapsipinicon Rivers. The Iowa River at Marengo crested just above flood stage at 14.04 feet (flood stage 14 ft) on July 5th. The Wapsipinicon River near DeWitt crested in mid June and again in late June, and remained above flood stage through July 6th. The Rock River at Moline crested at 12.31 feet (flood stage 12 ft) on July 6th.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Cedar

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 6, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Cedar forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.772, -91.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Clinton

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 6, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Iowa

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 6, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Iowa forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.686, -92.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Johnson

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 6, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.672, -91.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Muscatine

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 6, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Muscatine forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.484, -91.113 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Scott

When
July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 6, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Scott forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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: 5155738, 5155739, 5155740, 5155741, 5155742, 5155743.