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Flood — Buffalo, WI

Sep 5, 2018

Thunderstorms moved across the north-central section of Wisconsin during the evening of September 4th. These storms packed some damaging winds that blew down trees near Greenwood (Clark County). The storms also contained heavy rain that caused flood waters to go over roads near Humbird (Clark County) and Abbotsford (Clark County).

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 786720). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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