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Flash Flood — Kenosha, WI

Sep 12, 2006

Scattered flash flood events occurred over southern Wisconsin thanks to a series of slow-moving clusters or short lines of thunderstorms, each with a round of heavy rain, that moved northeast through southern Wisconsin. It didn't help that the soils were nearly saturated before the rain even started. Flash flooding was reported in the counties of Dodge, Jefferson, Waukesha, Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha. Based on spotter reports, rainfall rates reached 3 to 5.5inches per hour in some of the

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5530505). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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This event is one of many recorded floods in Kenosha County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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