Flood, Mitchell
- When
- June 2, 10:00 AM CST to June 3, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.356, -92.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Iowa, June 2 to 3, 2000
The Cedar River rose steadily due to flooding rains across southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa. 74 feet, nearly 2 feet above flood stage.
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
- $55,000
- Crop damage
- $90,000
- 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 Cedar River rose steadily due to flooding rains across southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa. At Charles City (Floyd County), the river crested at 13.74 feet, nearly 2 feet above flood stage. Lowlands and agricultural land near the river suffered extensive flooding, which caused several acres of crops to be lost.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Floyd
- When
- June 2, 10:00 AM CST to June 3, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.060, -92.789 (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
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 2, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, June 2, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in New York, June 2, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in New York, June 2, 2000
- Excessive Heat and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 2, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Massachusetts, June 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 2, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 2, 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: 5151959, 5151960.