Jul 15, 2010
A continuous feed of moisture, in a low to mid-level warm air advection regime, impinged along an outflow boundary draped across southern Wisconsin. This set-up fueled thunderstorms that developed, and redeveloped, along the boundary from the evening of July 14th into the early morning hours of July 15th. Flash flooding occurred in the hills of the Wisconsin River Valley, and in the urban areas of Waukesha and Milwaukee counties, where more than 4 inches of rain fell from the evening into the ov
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 249918). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Columbia County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.