Mar 28, 2004
Warm temperatures late in the month produced a significant, rapid snow melt causing many rivers to rise to near flood stage. On the 28th rainfall amounts of up to an inch fell over the saturated ground and led to even higher river levels.Spring Brook in the city of Antigo (Langlade co.) was already starting to flood before the rain began there. The flooding reached its peak around 7 pm or 8 pm on the 28th and was the worst the city had experienced in 40 years. The Red Cross and National Guard
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5389513). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Southern Marinette County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.