Sep 26, 2011
Showers and thunderstorms associated with a cut-off upper low that stalled over northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin produced up to 3 inches of rain across parts of southern Wisconsin over a 48-hour period ending the morning of September 26th...with between 1.5 and 2 inches falling in the last 24 hours of that two-day period. The heavy rains flooded low-lying areas and ditches across the region, with standing water 3 to 4 feet deep in some locations. A 76-year-old man died of a heart attack
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 348494). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Racine County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.