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Flash Flood — Dane, WI

Jul 27, 2006

A similar scenario to that of July 9, 2006 occurred again on the afternoon of July 27th. Very slow moving scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of south-central and southeast Wisconsin. A lake breeze fired additional storms across Waukesha County. With propagation speeds often less than 15 mph, torrential rains resulted underneath these storms. Nearly stationary storms over the Madison and Waukesha areas produced 4 to 5 inches of rain within about 90 minutes. Flash flooding resu

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5520107). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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