1,435 first-hand accounts of flood events in Wisconsin, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →A slow-moving surface boundary, nearly parallel with the mid-level flow affected southern Wisconsin during the period of June 7th through June 9th.
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 →During the period from about March 10th through the 15th, daytime temperatures warmed well into the 40s with some locations reaching the 50s. These warm temperatures caused a rapid melt of the existing snowpack that averaged between 12 and 18 inches.
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 →Thunderstorms that developed in warm, moist and unstable air ahead of an approaching cold front produced torrential rain that resulted in significant flash flooding, especially in the Oshkosh (Winnebago Co.) area.
Read the full account →An unusually slow moving low pressure system with abundant moisture produced 5-9 inches of rain in a 24 hour period from early morning on September 11th to early morning on September 12th.
Read the full account →An unusually slow moving low pressure system with abundant moisture produced 5-9 inches of rain in a 24 hour period from early morning on September 11th to early morning on September 12th.
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 →The final in a series of upper level disturbances propagated northeastward across southern Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of June 19th.
Read the full account →Several locations across northeast Wisconsin had snow depths around a foot or more above normal for late February and early March. Temperatures across central and northern Wisconsin warmed above freezing during the daytime hours starting around March 8th.
Read the full account →The final in a series of upper level disturbances propagated northeastward across southern Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of June 19th.
Read the full account →A prolonged period of showers and storms during the early morning hours of September 12th created some flash flooding across portions of Grant County. Near Beetown, a mudslide occurred on County Highway U and a township road was closed because of water over it.
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 with heavy rain moved across western Wisconsin during the evening of September 3rd. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches produced some flash flooding across portions of Monroe, Vernon, Crawford and Richland Counties.
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 →Several rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rain occurred across portions of western Wisconsin during the early morning of August 28th. These storms were centered along and north of Interstate 94 from Monroe County southeast through Adams County.
Read the full account →Much warmer than normal temperatures from February 17th to the 22nd caused rapid snow melt and ice jams on rivers, especially across central Wisconsin. High temperatures there were in the 50s to lower 60s each day, while overnight lows remained near or above freezing.
Read the full account →A similar scenario to that of July 9, 2006 occurred again on the afternoon of July 27th. Very slow moving scattered thunderstorms developed across portions of south-central and southeast Wisconsin. A lake breeze fired additional storms across Waukesha County.
Read the full account →Several lines of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across southern Wisconsin throughout the day on October 1st into the early morning hours of October 2nd. The heavy rain and thunderstorms were associated with the passage of a slow moving cold front.
Read the full account →Several lines of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across southern Wisconsin throughout the day on October 1st into the early morning hours of October 2nd. The heavy rain and thunderstorms were associated with the passage of a slow moving cold front.
Read the full account →Several lines of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across southern Wisconsin throughout the day on October 1st into the early morning hours of October 2nd. The heavy rain and thunderstorms were associated with the passage of a slow moving cold front.
Read the full account →Several lines of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across southern Wisconsin throughout the day on October 1st into the early morning hours of October 2nd. The heavy rain and thunderstorms were associated with the passage of a slow moving cold front.
Read the full account →A couple rounds of thunderstorms moved across southwest Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of September 12th. These storms dropped 3 to 4 inches of rain on the region and with already saturated soils, flash flooding occurred across parts of Grant and Crawford Counties.
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