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Wisconsin Flood Stories

1,435 first-hand accounts of flood events in Wisconsin, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

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Jefferson, WI · Feb 19, 2018

Periods of moderate rainfall on February 19-20th resulted in 1.25-2.50 inches of rain. The rain fell on top of a snow cover of 0 to 3 inches and a frozen ground.

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Green, WI · Feb 20, 2018

Periods of moderate rainfall on February 19-20th resulted in 1.25-2.50 inches of rain. The rain fell on top of a snow cover of 0 to 3 inches and a frozen ground.

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Lafayette, WI · Feb 20, 2018

Periods of moderate rainfall on February 19-20th resulted in 1.25-2.50 inches of rain. The rain fell on top of a snow cover of 0 to 3 inches and a frozen ground.

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Walworth, WI · Feb 20, 2018

Periods of moderate rainfall on February 19-20th resulted in 1.25-2.50 inches of rain. The rain fell on top of a snow cover of 0 to 3 inches and a frozen ground.

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Racine, WI · Feb 20, 2018

Periods of moderate rainfall on February 19-20th resulted in 1.25-2.50 inches of rain. The rain fell on top of a snow cover of 0 to 3 inches and a frozen ground.

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Kenosha, WI · Feb 20, 2018

Periods of moderate rainfall on February 19-20th resulted in 1.25-2.50 inches of rain. The rain fell on top of a snow cover of 0 to 3 inches and a frozen ground.

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Rock, WI · Feb 20, 2018

Periods of moderate rainfall on February 19-20th resulted in 1.25-2.50 inches of rain. The rain fell on top of a snow cover of 0 to 3 inches and a frozen ground.

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Lakeshore Flood

Southern Oconto, WI · May 19, 2019

High lake levels and a persistent northeast wind resulted in lakeshore flooding near Little Suamico in southeast Oconto County and around Suamico in northern Brown County.

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Lakeshore Flood

Brown, WI · May 18, 2019

High lake levels and a persistent northeast wind resulted in lakeshore flooding near Little Suamico in southeast Oconto County and around Suamico in northern Brown County.

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Flood

Sheboygan, WI · Mar 14, 2019

Mild temperatures and some rainfall led to snow melt and excessive runoff on a frozen ground. Numerous rivers flooded including flooding in atypical areas due to ice jams. Evacuations were needed in some communities.

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Green Lake, WI · Mar 14, 2019

Mild temperatures and some rainfall led to snow melt and excessive runoff on a frozen ground. Numerous rivers flooded including flooding in atypical areas due to ice jams. Evacuations were needed in some communities.

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Green Lake, WI · Mar 14, 2019

Mild temperatures and some rainfall led to snow melt and excessive runoff on a frozen ground. Numerous rivers flooded including flooding in atypical areas due to ice jams. Evacuations were needed in some communities.

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Iowa, WI · Mar 13, 2019

Mild temperatures and some rainfall led to snow melt and excessive runoff on a frozen ground. Numerous rivers flooded including flooding in atypical areas due to ice jams. Evacuations were needed in some communities.

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Lafayette, WI · Mar 13, 2019

Mild temperatures and some rainfall led to snow melt and excessive runoff on a frozen ground. Numerous rivers flooded including flooding in atypical areas due to ice jams. Evacuations were needed in some communities.

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Sauk, WI · Mar 14, 2019

Mild temperatures and some rainfall led to snow melt and excessive runoff on a frozen ground. Numerous rivers flooded including flooding in atypical areas due to ice jams. Evacuations were needed in some communities.

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Rock, WI · Mar 18, 2019

Mild temperatures and some rainfall led to snow melt and excessive runoff on a frozen ground. Numerous rivers flooded including flooding in atypical areas due to ice jams. Evacuations were needed in some communities.

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Jefferson, WI · Mar 14, 2019

Mild temperatures and some rainfall led to snow melt and excessive runoff on a frozen ground. Numerous rivers flooded including flooding in atypical areas due to ice jams. Evacuations were needed in some communities.

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Flash Flood$200K damage

Racine, WI · Aug 5, 1998

A series of thunderstorms, slowly moving northeast at 10 mph, trained through western Racine Co., dumping 4 to 6 inches of rain between 0400CST and 0835CST in Waterford. Water levels in some farm fields reached an unbelievable 5 to 6 feet.

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Flash Flood$200K damage

Iowa, WI · Jun 1, 2000

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.

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Flash Flood$200K damage

Kenosha, WI · May 18, 2000

Leftover thunderstorms from the evening of May 17th eventually moved through Kenosha County during the pre-dawn hours on the 18th, and left in their wake flash flooding conditions around Somers.

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Flash Flood$200K damage

Milwaukee, WI · May 17, 2000

The second round of adverse weather on the 17th started off as a large hail and damaging wind event in Sauk County, but quickly changed to a heavy rain and flash flooding event as individual cells became more numerous and clusters moved east/southeast.

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Flash Flood$200K damage

Waukesha, WI · Jul 2, 2000

Severe weather in the form of a tornado, damaging straight-line downburst winds, large hail, and flash flooding hammered a small piece of south-central and much of southeast Wisconsin during the late afternoon and evening hours.

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Flash Flood$200K damage

St. Croix, WI · Aug 1, 2001

Heavy rain fell across much of St. Croix, Dunn and Chippewa Counties, with the heaviest rainfall (four inches or more) in a swath from New Richmond (St. Croix County) to Stanley (Chippewa County). Water was several feet deep over many state and local roads.

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Flash Flood$200K damage

Dane, WI · May 23, 2004

A large complex of thunderstorms, mainly consisting of very heavy rain and damaging winds, raked through most of southern Wisconsin during the early morning hours. This was round number one for the day.

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