Jul 2, 2000
Severe weather in the form of a tornado, damaging straight-line downburst winds, large hail, and flash flooding hammered a small piece of south-central and much of southeast Wisconsin during the late afternoon and evening hours. The most significant cluster of thunderstorms developed over southern Columbia county and proceded to move east/southeast through Dodge, Jefferson, Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Racine counties. A supercell on the west end of this cluster, with a well-defined mesocyclone, pr
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5175437). 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.