1,435 first-hand accounts of flood events in Wisconsin, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 strong spring storm at the end of March resulted in over an inch of rain falling on a deeper than average snowpack in central and northern Wisconsin.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms produced flooding rains over portions of South Central Wisconsin and far southern Southeast Wisconsin. The storms produced damaging wind gusts over Lafayette and Dane counties.
Read the full account →A strong spring storm at the end of March provided over 1 of rainfall in central to northern Wisconsin on a deeper than average snowpack. The rapid runoff resulted in sites along the Black River in central Wisconsin to quickly rise to flood stage for the beginning of April.
Read the full account →A strong spring storm at the end of March provided over 1 of rainfall in central to northern Wisconsin on a deeper than average snowpack. The rapid runoff resulted in sites along the Black River in central Wisconsin to quickly rise to flood stage for the beginning of April.
Read the full account →A strong spring storm at the end of March provided over 1 of rainfall in central to northern Wisconsin on a deeper than average snowpack. The rapid runoff resulted in sites along the Black River in central Wisconsin to quickly rise to flood stage for the beginning of April.
Read the full account →A strong spring storm at the end of March provided over 1 of rainfall in central to northern Wisconsin on a deeper than average snowpack. The rapid runoff resulted in sites along the Black River in central Wisconsin to quickly rise to flood stage for the beginning of April.
Read the full account →A strong spring storm at the end of March provided over 1 of rainfall in central to northern Wisconsin on a deeper than average snowpack. The rapid runoff resulted in sites along the Black River in central Wisconsin to quickly rise to flood stage for the beginning of April.
Read the full account →A cold front crossed Wisconsin during the late afternoon and evening hours of July 24th. Large scale lift and deep layer wind shear associated with upper level low pressure moving into the region led to the development of supercell thunderstorms in southwest Wisconsin.
Read the full account →The combination of recent rainfall and upstream snowmelt towards the end of March contributed to a brief instance of minor flooding on the Black River at Black River Falls on March 31st.
Read the full account →Overnight heavy rains of around 2 inches on top of a saturated ground resulted in flooding damage in the Township of Farmington, or 2 miles southeast of Boltonville. Highway shoulders were washed out as roads became covered with water.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms with large hail, heavy rain and strong winds rumbled across northern and east-central Wisconsin during the early morning of September 26.
Read the full account →Torrential rainfalls associated with slow-moving thunderstorms, resulted in some gravel shoulder washouts near a bridge on State Highway 81 east of Darlington. The road was blocked off as a precautionary measure due to high water levels on the local river.
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 →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 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 →A warm front set up across far southern Wisconsin on the afternoon of June 18th as an upper level disturbance moved eastward into the Upper Midwest.
Read the full account →A continuous feed of moisture, in a low to mid-level warm air advection regime, impinged along an outflow boundary draped across southern 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 →Flooding occurred along the Pecatonica River in and near Darlington (Lafayette county) due to the combination of 1 inch rains, rapidly melting snow, and a nearly frozen ground. Ice action and minor ice jamming complicated and enhanced the flooding in some spots.
Read the full account →Several rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rains changed into a steady all-day rain, resulting in flooding of rivers and streams in Sheboygan County. Up to 3.5 inches of rain fell in the city of Sheboygan Falls, on top of a saturated ground.
Read the full account →Steady rains and some thunderstorms dumped 2 to 4 inches of rain over Sauk County on top of a saturated ground, resulting in scattered flooding reports. Highway 154 near Rock Springs was closed due to high water levels along Narrows Creek on April 1st.
Read the full account →Long duration showers and some thunderstorms dumped 2 to 3 inches of rain across parts of southcentral and southeast Wisconsin on top of a saturated ground.
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.
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