Apr 11, 2023
A near-record snowfall season across Minnesota and Wisconsin led to a snowpack with snow-water-equivilent (SWE) values of 4 to 6 inches across much of the region by mid-March. Below normal temperatures for the first of of spring kept much of the snowpack in tact until the end of the month when it started to melt.||The melt accelerated in early April. On April 08, highs were in the 60s across the region. On April 09-10 they were in the 70s, and during April 11-14, many locations saw highs in the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1093231). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Chippewa County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.