Jul 12, 2017
Rounds of thunderstorms with torrential rainfall affected southern WI from late evening on July 11th through the morning of July 12th due to a strong surge of warm, moist, and unstable air over a stationary front. Severe flash flooding and river flooding occurred in the Fox River basin over far southeast WI including urban flooding. Up to 8 inches of rain was observed in the basin causing record flooding on portions of the Fox River. This included Burlington and surrounding communities which ex
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 711972). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Racine County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.