Jun 15, 2018
A warm front was located across central Minnesota into southwest Wisconsin. Low level flow maintained the influx of moisture and warm air as a shortwave topped a ridge in place to the west. This led to storms throughout much of the day, a few of which were severe with damaging winds and hail. The storms also contained heavy rainfall which primed parts of the area for major flash flooding the following night.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 766077). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ashland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.