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Flash Flood — Crawford, WI

Jun 22, 2013

A nearly stationary band of thunderstorms developed across southwest Wisconsin during the evening of June 21st. These storms remained in place until another line of storms pushed in from the west during the early morning hours of the 22nd. Rainfall amounts exceeded six inches with flash flooding reported in parts of Crawford, Grant and Richland Counties. The area in and around Boscobel (Grant County) was hit extremely hard by the flooding. 650 homes were impacted by the flooding with two dozen f

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 457556). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Crawford, WI

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