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Flash Flood — Portage, WI

Jul 19, 2011

Property Damage
$300K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Thunderstorms moving along a warm front encountered very unstable air across central Wisconsin where they produced damaging winds, hail and flash flooding. Portage County was hardest hit, with flash flooding and a large swath of wind damage from north of Stevens Point to around Whiting.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 336662). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Portage, WI

This event is one of many recorded floods in Portage County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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