May 31, 2016
A line of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon along a cold front that extended from west central Wisconsin, southeast into north central Iowa. By 3 PM CST, strong storms developed southeast of Elk Mound and moved northeast across Dunn and Chippewa counties of west central Wisconsin. Several bands of torrential rainfall led to localized flash flooding, plus a few storms caused damage in Elk Mound and Albertville. One of the higher rainfall reports was 4.20 inches in the town of Ladysmith
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 637733). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Chippewa County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.