1,435 first-hand accounts of flood events in Wisconsin, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Several rounds of heavy rains culminated in widespread rural farm land flooding across Dane county, as well as significant flooding in cites and villages. Flooding of small streams and creeks, and nearby lowland was reported.
Read the full account →Scattered to widespread heavy rains across south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the period of June 9-12, 2004 kept many rivers and streams at or above flood stage for a good part, or most of the month.
Read the full account →Scattered to widespread heavy rains across south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the period of June 9-12, 2004 kept many rivers and streams at or above flood stage for a good part, or most of the month.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with heavy rain repeatedly moved across portions of north-central Wisconsin during the morning and early afternoon of July 14th. These storms produced rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches across the northern portions of Clark County.
Read the full account →For the second night in a row, thunderstorms with very heavy rain rolled across southwest Wisconsin producing widespread flash flooding during the evening of June 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 →Scattered to widespread heavy rains across south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the period of June 9-12, 2004 kept many rivers and streams at or above flood stage for a good part, or most of the month.
Read the full account →A warm front extended west to east across the Upper Mississippi River Valley on June 7, which provided the focus for thunderstorms producing excessive rainfall and other severe weather.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed along a cold front that moved across west central Wisconsin during the evening of Sunday, September 6th. Several thunderstorm complexes moved across southern Eau Claire County and produced up to 3 to 5 inches in a 3 hour period.
Read the full account →Scattered to widespread heavy rains across south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the period of June 9-12, 2004 kept many rivers and streams at or above flood stage for a good part, or most of the month.
Read the full account →Flash flooding occurred primarily in southern Washington county as a result of heavy rainfall amounts in excess of 6 inches over a 30 hour period ending about 1200CST. This flash flooding was greater than a "100 year rainfall" based on rainfall frequency maps.
Read the full account →A strong squall line with torrential rainfall moved east along and north of warm front over southern WI. A quick 2.5-4.5 inches of rain resulted in the flash flooding of creeks, small rivers, and urban and rural roadways. Some trees were downed by straight-line winds.
Read the full account →Scattered to widespread heavy rains across south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the period of June 9-12, 2004 kept many rivers and streams at or above flood stage for a good part, or most of the month.
Read the full account →Scattered to widespread heavy rains across south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the period of June 9-12, 2004 kept many rivers and streams at or above flood stage for a good part, or most of the month.
Read the full account →A stationary front set up across central Wisconsin on the evening of September 22nd. As an unusually moist air mass flowed over this boundary, heavy rain developed and fell repeatedly across the area during the evening and overnight hours.
Read the full account →A stationary front set up across central Wisconsin on the evening of September 22nd. As an unusually moist air mass flowed over this boundary, heavy rain developed and fell repeatedly across the area during the evening and overnight hours.
Read the full account →A warm front extended west to east across the Upper Mississippi River Valley on June 7, which provided the focus for thunderstorms producing excessive rainfall and other severe weather.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across southern WI as a warm front slowly moved north through the region. Flash flooding occurred in Washington, Ozaukee, and northern Milwaukee Counties which was followed by prolonged river flooding.
Read the full account →A large west to east line of thunderstorms moving east to southeast late on August 27th into the early morning hours of August 28th brought more flash flooding and river flooding to Sauk, Columbia, Marquette, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, Dodge, and Jefferson Counties.
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 →A warm front extended west to east across the Upper Mississippi River Valley on June 7, which provided the focus for thunderstorms producing excessive rainfall and other severe weather.
Read the full account →During the evening hours of July 17, thunderstorms began forming over parts of northeast Iowa. These storms repeatedly tracked across the same area near the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers during the early morning hours of July 18.
Read the full account →The Mississippi River crested in April 2001 at levels second only to the all-time flood of record, which occurred in April 1965. Even though water levels were receding, the river remained above flood stage, which continued flooding until the middle of May.
Read the full account →The Mississippi River crested in April 2001 at levels second only to the all-time flood of record, which occurred in April 1965. Even though water levels were receding, the river remained above flood stage, which continued flooding until the middle of May.
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