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Flash Flood — Grant, WI

Sep 19, 2019

Thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across southwest Wisconsin during the early morning hours of September 19th. These storms dropped between 2 and 4 inches of rain that caused water to go over roads in and near Lancaster, Beetown and Ellenboro (Grant County). Water also covered some roads in the vicinity of Ontario (Vernon County).

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 855375). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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