May 23, 2004
A large complex of thunderstorms, mainly consisting of very heavy rain and damaging winds, raked through most of southern Wisconsin during the early morning hours. This was round number one for the day. Flash flooding was the main threat due to recent heavy rain and saturated ground. This flash flooding mainly affected south-central Wisconsin consisting of Dane, Sauk, Iowa, Lafayette, and Green counties. Lafayette and Green counties were hit especially hard. Flash flooding in Benton (Lafaye
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5403933). 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.