1,435 first-hand accounts of flood events in Wisconsin, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →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 →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 →Heavy rains, in some cases, setting new daily records across south-central and southeast Wisconsin, resulted in most rivers reaching or exceeding flood stage. Thunderstorms and cloud-to-ground lightning were reported across the southeastern counties.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed along a warm front in central Minnesota during the evening of August 7th. These storms moved southeast during the overnight and early morning hours of August 8th, bringing widespread rainfall amounts of two to three inches to the area.
Read the full account →On June 18th small clusters of storms moved northeast through southeastern Wisconsin ahead of a cold front. Wet microbursts and macrobursts generated powerful wind gusts of 65 to 87 knots (75 to 100 mph) that toppled large trees, damaged power-lines and power-poles, and pushed…
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A shortwave trough and a persistent transport of very moist air into southern WI led to numerous thunderstorms and resultant wind damage, flash flooding, and river flooding. We Energies reported 11,500 customers without power with a majority of them in Milwaukee County.
Read the full account →During the period of June 20th to June 28th, portions of southern Wisconsin experienced repeated rounds of thunderstorms, with rainfall of 1 inch to as much as 6 inches per round. The run-off from these heavy rain events caused area rivers and streams to flood.
Read the full account →During the period of June 20th to June 28th, portions of southern Wisconsin experienced repeated rounds of thunderstorms, with rainfall of 1 inch to as much as 6 inches per round. The run-off from these heavy rain events caused area rivers and streams to flood.
Read the full account →During the period of June 20th to June 28th, portions of southern Wisconsin experienced repeated rounds of thunderstorms, with rainfall of 1 inch to as much as 6 inches per round. The run-off from these heavy rain events caused area rivers and streams to flood.
Read the full account →The second week of April saw rainfall totals between 2 inches and 5 inches across southern Wisconsin. These totals represented 300 percent to 600 percent of the amount normally seen from April 7th through the 14th.
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 →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 3rd round (June 10th) of severe weather during the week was more widespread than the 2nd round. The usual large hail and/or damaging thunderstorm wind reports were common (large trees knocked over), as well as isolated flash flooding or urban/small stream flooding.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Three-day rainfalls of 3 inches in southern Milwaukee county to over 7 inches in the northern parts on top of a saturated ground resulted in widespread flooding of mainsteam rivers, streams, and creeks.
Read the full account →After experiencing several round of moderate to heavy rains during the week of June 6-12, parts of southcentral and southeast Wisconsin suffered yet another round of heavy rains on June 13th. The result was widespread flooding of rivers, streams, creeks, and urban areas.
Read the full account →Heavy rains, in some cases, setting new daily records across south-central and southeast Wisconsin, resulted in most rivers reaching or exceeding flood stage. Thunderstorms and cloud-to-ground lightning were reported across the southeastern counties.
Read the full account →For the second consecutive night, flash flooding affected southwest Wisconsin, with rainfall amounts totaling 2 to 4 inches. Law enforcement officials and emergency managers reported mudslides blocking highways.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfalls of 5 to 6 inches (unofficial) within a 2 to 3 hour time period resulted in flash flooding in Belgium. There was the usual basement and business flooding.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed along a slow moving cold front across western Wisconsin during the late morning of August 4th. These storms produced some locally heavy rains that caused some flash flooding to occur near Granton (Clark County).
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