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Flash Flood — Vernon, WI

Sep 7, 2016

Flash flooding impacted parts of southwest Wisconsin during the early morning hours of September 7th. Thunderstorms with heavy rain dumped 4 to 7 inches of rain that caused flash flooding in Vernon and Richland Counties. Sidie Hollow Campground near Viroqua (Vernon County) had to be evacuated. Sandbagging took place in Yuba (Richland County) to protect houses from flooding on the Pine River. The flooding along the Pine River caused State Highway 80 to be closed north of Richland Center (Richland

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 658286). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Vernon, WI

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