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Flash Flood — Calumet, WI

Aug 28, 2021

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Another round of slow moving thunderstorms brought heavy rain to portions of central and east-central Wisconsin for the second day in a row during the overnight hours. Some flash flooding was noted across portions of east-central Wisconsin as 2 to 5 inches of rain fell along with some sub-severe hail.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 973271). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Calumet, WI

This event is one of many recorded floods in Calumet County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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