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Flash Flood — Eau Claire, WI

Aug 7, 2021

During the afternoon and early evening of Saturday, August, 7th, a line of thunderstorms developed across west central Wisconsin. These storms remained nearly stationary for an hour or two and produced over 5 inches of rainfall in a short period of time across Eau Claire. There were social media pictures of standing water over several feet in a few neighborhoods. There were several homes that had water in their basement due to the flood waters. In addition, 1 to 2 feet of water was observed at t

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 965327). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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