Iowa, 2000

Flood and Hail in Iowa, June 13, 2000

June 13, 2000 · NWS DVN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Scattered thunderstorms developed late Monday evening over Central Iowa from Marshalltown to Waterloo and Mason City. These storms moved across Northeast Iowa overnight into Tuesday morning.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
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 DVN wrote it up.

Scattered thunderstorms developed late Monday evening over Central Iowa from Marshalltown to Waterloo and Mason City. These storms moved across Northeast Iowa overnight into Tuesday morning. Heavy rain fell in Jackson County causing Spruce Creek to spill it's banks, forcing some residents to evacuate. The storms also produced 3/4 inch hail in Oxford Junction in Jones County.

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Event by event

1 flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Jackson

When
June 13, 5:30 AM CST
Where
Jackson County, Bellevue
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jones

When
June 13, 6:06 AM CST
Where
Jones County, Oxford Jct
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.983, -90.967

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5153564, 5153565.