Jun 18, 1996
Torrential rainfalls due to "training" thunderstorms moving N/NW into Port Washington resulted in probably the worst flash flooding ever experienced by that city. Within about 2 hours the city picked up 6 to over 7 inches of rain... on top of 5 to 6.5 inches that fell in the previous two days. Water reached 3 to 4 feet deep on some roads, while most manhole covers were swept away. A state of Emergency was declared by city officials at 0800CST, with the height of the storm occurring at 0830 to 0
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5566559). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ozaukee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.