Mar 11, 2013
Two-day rainfall totals of between 0.90 inch and 1.35 inches fell over southern Wisconsin on March 10th through March 11th. This rain fell on frozen ground that also had snow cover between 5 and 12 inches deep, melting some of the snow that added between 0.20 of an inch to nearly 2 inches of water to the rainfall, with all the resulting runoff flowing into area rivers and streams. This pushed several of the rivers into minor to moderate flooding, inundating nearby land areas and roads. Rivers cr
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 443264). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lafayette County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.