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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.

Flash Flood$15K damage

Jackson, WI · Jul 12, 2008

A front remained nearly stationary, extending from southern Wisconsin into central Minnesota during the evening and overnight hours of July 10 and 11.

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Flood

Grant, WI · Jul 1, 2019

Thunderstorms with heavy rain moved slowly across portions of southwest Wisconsin during the early morning hours of July 1st. These storms dumped between 3 and 5 inches of rain over the northeast portions of Grant County, which resulted in some flash flooding.

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Flood

Trempealeau, WI · Jul 1, 2019

Thunderstorms with heavy rain moved slowly across portions of southwest Wisconsin during the early morning hours of July 1st. These storms dumped between 3 and 5 inches of rain over the northeast portions of Grant County, which resulted in some flash flooding.

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Flood

Buffalo, WI · Aug 8, 2009

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.

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Flood

Clark, WI · Jul 14, 2020

Thunderstorms with heavy rain repeatedly moved across portions of north-central Wisconsin during the morning and early afternoon of July 14th. These storms produced rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches across the northern portions of Clark County.

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Flood

La Crosse, WI · Jul 14, 2020

Thunderstorms with heavy rain repeatedly moved across portions of north-central Wisconsin during the morning and early afternoon of July 14th. These storms produced rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches across the northern portions of Clark County.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Green, WI · Jun 17, 1996

Heavy rains of 5.2 inches resulted in flash flooding in and around Broadhead. Homes and businesses sustained damage, and there was serious erosion of farm soils and crops near the city limits.

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Flood

Marinette, WI · Apr 15, 2002

Warm temperatures during the second week of the month led to significant runoff from snow melt over the northeast Wisconsin. The melted snow plus additional rainfall resulted in moderate flooding in the Brule/Menominee river basin (Florence co. and Marinette co.).

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Flood$10K damage

Taylor, WI · Jun 22, 2009

A cluster of thunderstorms dropped 3 to 6 inches of rain on parts of north central Wisconsin during the early morning of June 22. This caused flooding, which washed out some roads and culverts.

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Flood$10K damage

Taylor, WI · Jun 22, 2009

A cluster of thunderstorms dropped 3 to 6 inches of rain on parts of north central Wisconsin during the early morning of June 22. This caused flooding, which washed out some roads and culverts.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, WI · Jun 18, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Bayfield, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Bayfield, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Bayfield, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Bayfield, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Bayfield, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Bayfield, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Bayfield, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Bayfield, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Bayfield, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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Flash Flood

Bayfield, WI · Jun 17, 2018

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms along a stationary boundary starting Friday, June 15th, and persisting through the day June 16th, acted to saturate soils across northwest Wisconsin. Another round of training storms developed the night of the 16th, fed by a moist low-level jet.

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