1,435 first-hand accounts of flood events in Wisconsin, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 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 band of thunderstorms with heavy rain moved northwest to southeast from northwest Iowa County to southwest Green County during the early morning hours of June 22nd.
Read the full account →A band of thunderstorms with heavy rain moved northwest to southeast from northwest Iowa County to southwest Green County during the early morning hours of June 22nd.
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 →Several waves of thunderstorms moved across east central Minnesota, and into west central Wisconsin during the morning of Thursday, September, 17th. These storms dropped up to 5-6 inches of rain in Barron County before 9 AM LST.
Read the full account →One would be hard pressed to find another day like June 1, 2000 in terms of depth and range of severe, convective weather events across south-central and southeast Wisconsin.
Read the full account →Repeated thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding over parts of central Wisconsin. Hardest hit was the northeast part of Adams County where Doppler radar estimated total amounts of 15 inches.
Read the full account →A series of thunderstorms, slowly moving northeast at 10 mph, trained through Rock Co., dumping 3 to 4 inches of rain within a couple hours. The resultant flash flood left damage to about 50 homes in Janesville, washed out gravel road shoulders, and stalled or floated many…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms moved across the north-central section of Wisconsin during the evening of September 4th. These storms packed some damaging winds that blew down trees near Greenwood (Clark County).
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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →Three heavy rain events plus the melting of a snowpack with a high water content added up to high water levels on many creeks, streams, rivers, and lakes. The worst flooding occurred on the 22nd and 23rd.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms with locally heavy rains moved across portions of southwest Wisconsin during the late evening of September 19th into the early morning of the 20th.
Read the full account →Rainfall amounts of 3.5 to 5 inches produced flash flooding, with the town of Cassville being hardest hit. Furnace Creek, which flows into the northwest part of the town, was choked with so much debris that the flow of water was diverted into nearby homes and a park.
Read the full account →Very slow moving clusters of thunderstorms developed across south-central Wisconsin during the early afternoon hours of June 25th. Very heavy rains within these storms produced 3 to 5 inches of rain in some areas and resulted in flash flooding near Sun Prairie (Dane Co.,…
Read the full account →During the afternoon and evening hours of August 22nd, the second round of storms for the calendar day moved east across south-central and southeast Wisconsin.
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 →Severe thunderstorms in Minnesota moved into west central Wisconsin and produced some damaging winds, torrential rainfall and hail. ||Up to 2.5 inches of rain fell in a 30 minute period in portions of west central Wisconsin causing roads and bridges to be flooded.
Read the full account →The Rock River at Jefferson rose above its flood stage of 10 feet on May 24th at 1632 CST. The Rock River at Jefferson crested on June 3rd at 11.51 feet. The Crawfish River at Milford rose above its flood stage of 7 feet on May 25th at 0400 CST.
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.
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