1,435 first-hand accounts of flood events in Wisconsin, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Three people were killed in two separate accidents when they unknowingly drove their vehicles into a 12 to 15 foot deep washout area. The washout occurred southwest of Willard (Clark County) on County Highway M where it crossed Scott Creek.
Read the full account →A supercell thunderstorm formed north of a warm front and tracked east across much of southern WI. A swath of destructive hail and sporadic wind damage occurred. More specifically, vehicle, shingle, siding, gutter, and window screen damage.
Read the full account →A monumental flash flood event ravaged adjacent portions of Milwaukee and Waukesha counties during the afternoon and evening hours. For the northwest quarter of Milwaukee Co., and the northeast/ eastcentral parts of Waukesha Co., it was the second year in row (press headline -…
Read the full account →A historic flash flood and record rainfall occurred over portions of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area and Southeast WI resulting in damages in the $100s Millions.
Read the full account →A historic flash flood and record rainfall occurred over portions of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area and Southeast WI resulting in damages in the $100s Millions.
Read the full account →During the evening of Sunday, June 28th, a complex of thunderstorms that developed across Iowa previously, moved slowly northward across southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin before stalling Monday morning.
Read the full account →One person was killed near Victory (Vernon County) when a house was swept down a hillside by a mudslide during the early morning hours of the 22nd.
Read the full account →An organized and slow moving low pressure area within a very moist airmass resulted in 9 to 15 inches of rain and historic flash flooding from the west side of Madison to Mazomanie, and south to Belleville.
Read the full account →One person was killed near Victory (Vernon County) when a house was swept down a hillside by a mudslide during the early morning hours of the 22nd.
Read the full account →Parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin experienced several rounds of record-setting torrential heavy rains during the afternoon and evening hours of July 22, 2010 that led to flash flooding and damage.
Read the full account →A slow moving low pressure area brought a 18-24 hour period of moderate to sometimes heavy rainfall. 3 to 6 inches of rain fell over far eastern WI, which resulted in river, creek, and lowland flooding. Numerous roads were flooded and closed.
Read the full account →A warm front lifting northward into Iowa triggered round after round of thunderstorms leading to excessive rainfall across southwest Wisconsin during the evening and overnight hours of August 18-19. Total rainfall amounts of 10 to 15 inches were common.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to northwest Wisconsin early Monday, July 11th which helped to saturate the soil. During the day a strong low level jet pumped very moist air into the region.
Read the full account →A series of clusters of strong to severe storms ahead of a cold front moved east/northeast across south-central and sourtheast Wisconsin. Copious amounts of moisture were available that allowed repeated heavy rains.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms associated with a cut-off upper low that stalled over northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin produced up to 3 inches of rain across parts of southern Wisconsin over a 48-hour period ending the morning of September 26th...with between 1.5 and 2 inches…
Read the full account →Flash flooding occurred when 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in less than two hours. Mudslides and rock slides were reported by law enforcement officials along Highway 35 near De Soto, Lynxville and Ferryville (Crawford County).
Read the full account →For the second consecutive day, a line of powerful thunderstorms moved across portions of central and east-central Wisconsin. The worst damage occurred from Wood/Portage counties eastward into the Fox Valley and lakeshore.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to northwest Wisconsin early Monday, July 11th which helped to saturate the soil. During the day a strong low level jet pumped very moist air into the region.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to northwest Wisconsin early Monday, July 11th which helped to saturate the soil. During the day a strong low level jet pumped very moist air into the region.
Read the full account →During the evening of September 6th, thunderstorms developed north of a nearly stationary front across the west central portions of Wisconsin. The first round of thunderstorms produced some locally heavy rains and damaging winds.
Read the full account →Flash flooding and scattered severe thunderstorms struck parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening hours. Several clusters of showers and thunderstorms moved east/northeast at 35 to 40 mph across the area.
Read the full account →A historic flash flood and record rainfall occurred over portions of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area and Southeast WI resulting in damages in the $100s Millions.
Read the full account →A historic flash flood and record rainfall occurred over portions of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area and Southeast WI resulting in damages in the $100s Millions.
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