Jun 12, 2008
Rainfall totals of 3 to 4 inches caused flash flooding across parts of southwest Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of June 12 from repeat thunderstorms. Hardest hit communities were in Grant County and included Potosi, Tennyson and British Hollow. Southern sections of Richland County was also impacted. Many county and secondary roads and bridges were washed out in the vicinity of the Platte River.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 112988). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Richland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.