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Flash Flood — Sauk, WI

Jun 25, 2006

Very slow moving clusters of thunderstorms developed across south-central Wisconsin during the early afternoon hours of June 25th. Very heavy rains within these storms produced 3 to 5 inches of rain in some areas and resulted in flash flooding near Sun Prairie (Dane Co., Wyocena to Arlington (Columbia Co.), and Middleton (Dane Co.). Road washouts, gravel shoulder washouts, and basement flooding were the main result from this flooding. A large area of southern Columbia County had considerable

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5515609). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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