Flash Flood, Fayette
- When
- May 31, 1:30 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.863, -91.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Iowa, May 31, 2000
In Oelwein (Fayette County), a man was rescued when he attempted to drive his vehicle through floodwaters. The flash flooding continued in the morning hours of June 1.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $130,000
- Crop damage
- $100,000
- Events
- 3
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.
3 to 5 inches of rain in a couple of hours resulted in flash flooding, which covered several roads with water as much as 2 to 3 feet deep.In Oelwein (Fayette County), a man was rescued when he attempted to drive his vehicle through floodwaters. The flash flooding continued in the morning hours of June 1.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Howard
- When
- May 31, 11:20 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.357, -92.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Mitchell
- When
- May 31, 11:32 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $45,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.356, -92.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 31, 2000
More
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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: 5142449, 5142448, 5142447.