May 18, 2000
Leftover thunderstorms from the evening of May 17th eventually moved through Kenosha County during the pre-dawn hours on the 18th, and left in their wake flash flooding conditions around Somers. WSR-88D Doppler radar estimated that 2 to 3 inches fell in about 1.5 hours on top of saturated soils. Flood waters quickly reached 2 to 4 feet over roads resulting in gravel shoulder washouts. Eight families had to be evacuated by boat from their mobile homes as a nearby river quickly spilled out of it
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5144307). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dane County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.