Jun 16, 2004
Excessive rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches in two hours or less caused extensive flash flooding. Law enforcement officials reported several roads were impassable, with water a foot deep in some places. Residents near the La Crosse River in Sparta (Monroe County) were evacuated due to rising flood waters. Near Cassville (Grant County), a bridge over McCartney Branch Creek was damaged by debris in the rain-swollen creek. Flooding also caused structural damage to the foundations of more than 4
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5409489). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Clark County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.