Sep 21, 2016
On the evening of September 20th, a warm front was stretched west to east across southern Minnesota, and southern Wisconsin. The weather pattern, and associated boundaries were nearly stationary through early Thursday morning, September 22nd. The atmosphere was very moist which was evident in the soundings, as near record high Precipitable Water (PWAT) values were noted. ||Although the most significant part of this weather event was flooding, some large hail reports and severe wind gusts were ob
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 659638). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Eau Claire County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.