Jul 18, 1996
The same thunderstorms that trained southeast through nextdoor Lafayette county also created flash flooding in the Browntown to Monroe areas down to Martintown in Green county. Rainfall amounts in a 5 hour period ending at 0200CST generally totaled 10 to 12 inches in this triangular area. Up to 13.50 inches fell about 6 miles northwest of Monroe!! A bridge on the Highway 11 approach to Browntown was washed away as water depths on the road reached 4 feet. The highway east of Browntown was closed
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5558499). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Green County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.