Iowa, 2000

Flooding in Iowa, June 25, 2000

June 25, 2000 · NWS DVN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Jefferson

When
June 25, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County, Fairfield
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.032, -91.949 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain of around two inches in less than one hour led to standing water on city streets, and on Highway 63 north of town.

Flood, Lee

When
June 25, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Lee County, 3 mi E of Houghton
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.642, -91.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water covered portions of Highway 16, one half mile west of Highway 218.

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: 5151698, 5151699.