Aug 19, 2016
A second round of flash flooding occurred over portions of western Wisconsin in the early morning hours of August 19th. Thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across the region and the runoff from the rain caused Elk Creek in Trempealeau County to go out of its banks. State Highway 93 was closed between Independence and Eleva because of the flooding. Flooding also occurred near Tunnel City (Monroe County) and Mondovi (Buffalo County).
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 655760). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Buffalo County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.