Flood, Butler
- When
- June 1, 6:00 AM CST to June 2, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.732, -92.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Iowa, June 1 to 2, 2000
The first river flooding in the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area since July of 1999 developed as a result of heavy rains across northern and northeast Iowa on May 30 through 31. 3 feet above flood stage early on the 2nd.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Events
- 4
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 DMX wrote it up.
The first river flooding in the Des Moines Hydrologic Service Area since July of 1999 developed as a result of heavy rains across northern and northeast Iowa on May 30 through 31. Beaver Creek at New Hartford was the only forecast point to reach flood stage as a result of these rains and crested about 1.3 feet above flood stage early on the 2nd. Several other forecast locations crested just below flood stage during this initial flood event.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Cerro Gordo
- When
- June 1, 6:00 AM CST to June 2, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cerro Gordo forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.082, -93.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Franklin
- When
- June 1, 6:00 AM CST to June 2, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.733, -93.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Grundy
- When
- June 1, 6:00 AM CST to June 2, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.402, -92.791 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, June 1, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, June 1 to 30, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, June 1, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Texas, June 1, 2000
- Rip Current in California, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 1, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 1, 2000
- Flooding in North Dakota, June 1 to 30, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 1, 2000
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, June 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: 5147284, 5147285, 5147286, 5147287.