Jul 24, 2020
Very heavy rains of 4 to 12 inches fell across northwest Brown county producing flooding. Runoff from this rainfall brought major to record flooding on Elm River from Frederick to Westport to Ordway. The river gauge on the Elm River, just below Elm Lake, (ERFS2) reached a record stage of 19.56 feet or 6.56 feet above flood stage in the afternoon of July 25th. The Elm River at Westport (WESS2) crested at a major flood stage of 20.45 feet or 6.45 feet above flood stage in the early morning of the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 912153). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Brown County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.