May 27, 2020
A cold front moved through northwest Wisconsin the night of the 26-27 and dropped a widespread area of 2-3 inches of rain over parts of Sawyer County. While most areas did not see any issues, a privately owned dam on the Mosquito Brook Flowage failed and led to minor flash flooding downstream.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 889279). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sawyer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.