Aug 5, 1998
A series of thunderstorms, slowly moving northeast at 10 mph, trained through the area southeast of Whitewater to northwest of Elkhorn, dumping an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain on top of an earlier 3 to 5 inches. The resultant flash flooding waters washed out gravel shoulders on several roads, and stalled several vehicles. Water levels in some of the low spots on roads reached 2 to 4 feet. Northeast of Tibbets, near lake Wandawega, a women was rescued from her vehicle by the local fire de
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5664607). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Walworth County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.