1,435 first-hand accounts of flood events in Wisconsin, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Scattered thunderstorms developed well north of a warm front, that was across southern Iowa, during the evening of the June 18th. These storms were slow moving and produced some localized heavy rain and flash flooding across Crawford and Vernon 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 →Slow moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall and flash flooding across portions of western Wisconsin late in the evening on August 7th through the early morning hours on August 8th.
Read the full account →Excessive thunderstorm rains produced flash flooding and relatively rapid rises on the larger tributaries in west and southwest Wisconsin. There was at least two feet of water over some roadways across southern Clark County and northern Jackson County, along with flash flooding…
Read the full account →The Root River Canal at Raymond rose above its flood stage of 9 feet on May 21st at 1950 CST. The river crested at 11.26 feet on May 23rd at 1400 CST, 2.26 feet above flood stage. At this crested level, moderate flooding occurred.
Read the full account →Flash flooding occurred when 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in less than two hours. Mudslides and rock slides were reported by law enforcement officials along Highway 35 near De Soto, Lynxville and Ferryville (Crawford County).
Read the full account →The second round (June 8th) of severe weather across southcentral and southeast Wisconsin during the week wasn't as widespread as that on June 6th.
Read the full account →A series of thunderstorms feeding off of a humid tropical-like airmass repeatedly trained across portions of southcentral and southeast Wisconsin during the late evening of the 20th into the early morning hours of the 21st. The net result was widespread flash 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 →Three rounds of severe thunderstorms affected parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin on September 11, 2000:1) The 1st round consisted of a cluster of storms that produced damaging straight-line winds in Walworth County.
Read the full account →At least 3 lines of thunderstorms with heavy rains sagged south into the northern parts of Marquette and Green Lake counties during the overnight hours.
Read the full account →A series of severe thunderstorms moved southeast through southeast Wisconsin wtih powerful winds that toppled trees and power lines, as well as damaging some structures. Damage to power lines resulted in the loss of electrical power to 12,000 customers in the Milwaukee area.
Read the full account →At least 3 lines of thunderstorms with heavy rains sagged south into the northern parts of Marquette and Green Lake counties during the overnight hours.
Read the full account →A series of thunderstorms with heavy rains repeatedly trained through a corridor from northwest of East Troy (Walworth Co.) to Waukesha (Waukesha Co.) to the Wauwatosa area (Milwaukee Co.), resulting in flash flooding damage.
Read the full account →An out-of-season round of pulse severe storms affected parts of Waukesha County with marginally-severe large hail. The coop observer in Brookfield noted that the ground was covered white with hail.
Read the full account →A complicated weather scenario developed during the late afternoon and early evening of July 9th. A cold front pushing east into southwestern Wisconsin produced slow moving scattered thunderstorms across south-central Wisconsin as a lake breeze pushed west into the counties of…
Read the full account →A stagnant weather pattern on August 23rd and 24th resulted in waves of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms. A warm front pushed north during the afternoon of August 23rd.
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 →The first widespread severe weather outbreak to affect south-central and southeast Wisconsin occurred on April 25th. It consisted of mostly large hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter, a couple damaging, straight-line wind reports, two tornadoes in Columbia County, and scattered…
Read the full account →The first widespread severe weather outbreak to affect south-central and southeast Wisconsin occurred on April 25th. It consisted of mostly large hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter, a couple damaging, straight-line wind reports, two tornadoes in Columbia County, and scattered…
Read the full account →The first widespread severe weather outbreak to affect south-central and southeast Wisconsin occurred on April 25th. It consisted of mostly large hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter, a couple damaging, straight-line wind reports, two tornadoes in Columbia County, and scattered…
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 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 surface boundary, nearly parallel with the mid-level flow affected southern Wisconsin during the period of June 7th through June 9th.
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