1,435 first-hand accounts of flood events in Wisconsin, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front during the afternoon hours on Sunday (6/29) across central and east-central Wisconsin.
Read the full account →Dense snowpack, temperatures in the 80s, and 3 inches of rain contributed to widespread flooding in parts of Sawyer County. Moose Lake, a flowage of the Chippewa River, was at its highest level since 1941. Many boathouses and cabins on Moose Lake were flooded.
Read the full account →A front remained nearly stationary, extending from southern Wisconsin into central Minnesota during the evening and overnight hours of July 10 and 11.
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 →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 →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 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 →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 →Thunderstorms produced rainfall amounts of nearly 2.5 inches in two hours, which caused widespread street flooding in La Crosse and Onalaska (La Crosse County). In fact, law enforcement officials reported 8 inches of water over some roads in downtown La Crosse.
Read the full account →Rounds of thunderstorms during the middle of July led to increased runoff across portions of western Wisconsin. As a result, several river basins rose into flood stage with the passage of these storms.
Read the full account →Rounds of thunderstorms during the middle of July led to increased runoff across portions of western Wisconsin. As a result, several river basins rose into flood stage with the passage of these storms.
Read the full account →Rounds of thunderstorms during the middle of July led to increased runoff across portions of western Wisconsin. As a result, several river basins rose into flood stage with the passage of these storms.
Read the full account →Rounds of thunderstorms during the middle of July led to increased runoff across portions of western Wisconsin. As a result, several river basins rose into flood stage with the passage of these storms.
Read the full account →Rounds of thunderstorms during the middle of July led to increased runoff across portions of western Wisconsin. As a result, several river basins rose into flood stage with the passage of these storms.
Read the full account →Two to 3 inches of rain overnight on top of a saturated ground resulted in high water levels in streams and creeks around the city of Cedar Grove. Water covered roads to a depth of 2 to 5 feet. in one case, an automobile was swept 100 feet down a road and over-turned.
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 →Two tornadoes touched down in Monroe County as storms moved across western Wisconsin during the afternoon of August 11th. The first tornado touched down north of Norwalk (Monroe County) and moved east for six miles destroying a barn and causing tree and crop damage.
Read the full account →Two tornadoes touched down in Monroe County as storms moved across western Wisconsin during the afternoon of August 11th. The first tornado touched down north of Norwalk (Monroe County) and moved east for six miles destroying a barn and causing tree and crop damage.
Read the full account →A band of heavy rain fell across portions of southwest Wisconsin during the early morning hours of June 26th. Radar estimates indicated that 6 to 9 inches of rain fell across the southwest in central portions of Crawford County.
Read the full account →A mesoscale convective system over the Dakotas moved east-southeast through Wisconsin. It was aided by a strong short wave trough aloft and a cold front dropping southeast.
Read the full account →A potent storm system brought multiple rounds of severe storms to the Northland starting during the early morning hours of the 8th. Very little in the way of severe weather was observed with this initial round of storms.
Read the full account →The remnants of tropical storm Cristobal moved north-northeast across eastern Iowa, and into southwest and central Wisconsin during the evening of Tuesday, June 9th.
Read the full account →During the evening of Sunday, June 28th, a complex of thunderstorms that developed across Iowa previously, moved slowly northward across southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin before stalling Monday morning.
Read the full account →During the evening of Sunday, June 28th, a complex of thunderstorms that developed across Iowa previously, moved slowly northward across southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin before stalling Monday morning.
Read the full account →