Jun 10, 2018
Two complexes of thunderstorms moved across southwest Wisconsin during the late evening of June 9th into the early morning hours of the 10th. These storms produced locally heavy rains with the runoff resulting in some flash flooding across Grant County. Several rural roads were covered with water in the vicinity of Stitzer and Ellenboro. U.S. Highway 61 was closed between Fennimore and Lancaster and up to a foot of water covered State Highway 81 near Ellenboro. Three people had to be rescued fro
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 759384). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Grant County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.