Apr 12, 2001
Heavy rains, combined with snow melt runoff, caused the Mississippi River to reach near record levels. In fact, at most locations the water reached levels second only to the all-time flood of record, which occurred in April 1965. The Mississippi River at La Crosse (La Crosse County) crested at 16.4 feet on April 18, which was the third all-time highest flood on record. Hardest hit was the Prairie du Chien area (Crawford County) and points southward, where flood waters did considerable damage
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5238065). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Vernon County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.