Sep 21, 2016
Thunderstorms brought multiple rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to central Wisconsin on September 21st. The heaviest rain caused flash flooding in Wood County during the evening hours, closing and damaging roads and bridges. The runoff later caused flooding on the Yellow River at Babcock (Wood Co.), and Pittsville (Wood Co.). Much of Waushara County experienced areal flooding that lasted into the 22nd, and Bird Creek overflowed its banks near Wautoma (Waushara Co.).||Isolated high wind gust
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 660644). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wood County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.