Flood, Winneshiek
- When
- June 1, 12:30 AM CST to June 4, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Winneshiek forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- $65,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.291, -91.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Iowa, June 1 to 4, 2000
The Upper Iowa River rose quickly after flooding rains fell across northeast Iowa. 53 feet, more than 3 feet above flood stage, at Dorchester (Allamakee County).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $45,000
- Crop damage
- $140,000
- 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.
The Upper Iowa River rose quickly after flooding rains fell across northeast Iowa. The river crested at 17.53 feet, more than 3 feet above flood stage, at Dorchester (Allamakee County). Residents in Kendallville, Bluffton and Decorah (Winnishiek County) sandbagged for several hours to protect homes and businesses from the rising water. Several acres of farmland along the river was covered by flood waters, which resulted in a total loss of crops.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Allamakee
- When
- June 1, 12:30 AM CST to June 4, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Allamakee forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.284, -91.378 (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: 5151957, 5151958.