Aug 22, 2018
An organized and slow moving low pressure area within a very moist airmass resulted in 9 to 15 inches of rain and historic flash flooding from the west side of Madison to Mazomanie, and south to Belleville. State of Emergencies were declared with hundreds of homes flooded and hundreds of citizens evacuated or stranded in the flood waters. The flash flooding of streets and creeks on the west side of Madison resulted in the drowning death of one man. The already high levels of the Yahara Chain of
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 781943). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rock County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.