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Flash Flood — Jackson, WI

Jun 26, 1998

Property Damage
$70K

Excessive thunderstorm rains produced flash flooding and relatively rapid rises on the larger tributaries in west and southwest Wisconsin. There was at least two feet of water over some roadways across southern Clark County and northern Jackson County, along with flash flooding in some of the steeper terrain of Trempealeau County. A car was washed off the road northwest of Tomah (Monroe Co.).

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5652853). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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

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