1,435 first-hand accounts of flood events in Wisconsin, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A prolonged period of strong and gusty onshore northeast winds resulted in high waves crashing into the western shore of Lake Michigan from overnight of April 13th through the 14th, into the early morning of April 15th.
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 →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 →A stationary front extended from central Minnesota into central Wisconsin on July 16. Thunderstorms developed and remained nearly stationary during the early evening hours. This produced very rainfall of up to three and a quarter inches near Westby.
Read the full account →River flooding was prevalent across southern WI during the month of September after receiving 12 to 20 inches of rain from August 16th to September 5th. Additional rains throughout the remainder of the month prolonged the flooding.
Read the full account →River flooding was prevalent across southern WI during the month of September after receiving 12 to 20 inches of rain from August 16th to September 5th. Additional rains throughout the remainder of the month prolonged the flooding.
Read the full account →River flooding was prevalent across southern WI during the month of September after receiving 12 to 20 inches of rain from August 16th to September 5th. Additional rains throughout the remainder of the month prolonged the flooding.
Read the full account →River flooding was prevalent across southern WI during the month of September after receiving 12 to 20 inches of rain from August 16th to September 5th. Additional rains throughout the remainder of the month prolonged the flooding.
Read the full account →River flooding was prevalent across southern WI during the month of September after receiving 12 to 20 inches of rain from August 16th to September 5th. Additional rains throughout the remainder of the month prolonged the flooding.
Read the full account →River flooding was prevalent across southern WI during the month of September after receiving 12 to 20 inches of rain from August 16th to September 5th. Additional rains throughout the remainder of the month prolonged the flooding.
Read the full account →River flooding was prevalent across southern WI during the month of September after receiving 12 to 20 inches of rain from August 16th to September 5th. Additional rains throughout the remainder of the month prolonged the flooding.
Read the full account →River flooding was prevalent across southern WI during the month of September after receiving 12 to 20 inches of rain from August 16th to September 5th. Additional rains throughout the remainder of the month prolonged the flooding.
Read the full account →River flooding was prevalent across southern WI during the month of September after receiving 12 to 20 inches of rain from August 16th to September 5th. Additional rains throughout the remainder of the month prolonged the flooding.
Read the full account →River flooding was prevalent across southern WI during the month of September after receiving 12 to 20 inches of rain from August 16th to September 5th. Additional rains throughout the remainder of the month prolonged the flooding.
Read the full account →A series of thunderstorms developed into clusters and short lines that moved east-southeast through southern Wisconsin. Due to a moist atmosphere, heavy rains were reported overnight in the range of 1 inch to slightly over 4 inches.
Read the full account →A slow moving warm front over the region helped trigger the formation of severe thunderstorms during the evening of the 22nd into the early morning of the 23rd.
Read the full account →A complex of storms moved across portions of western Wisconsin during the morning and afternoon of June 13th. Runoff from these storms caused some street flooding to occur in La Crosse (La Crosse County).
Read the full account →A complex of storms moved across portions of western Wisconsin during the morning and afternoon of June 13th. Runoff from these storms caused some street flooding to occur in La Crosse (La Crosse County).
Read the full account →A prolonged period of showers and storms during the early morning hours of September 12th created some flash flooding across portions of Grant County. Near Beetown, a mudslide occurred on County Highway U and a township road was closed because of water over it.
Read the full account →During the evening hours of July 22 a band of thunderstorms dropped 5 to 6 inches of rain in parts of Buffalo County, Wisconsin producing flash flooding. Street flooding was fairly widespread not only in Mondovi, but also Buffalo City and Cochrane.
Read the full account →Several clusters of thunderstorms with heavy rains developed over and moved northeast across southeast Wisconsin out ahead of a cold front on August 13, 2002, resulting in urban and small stream flooding in Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Ozaukee counties.
Read the full account →A line of severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage and 18 brief tornadoes across mainly Marquette, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, northern Dodge, and Sheboygan Counties.
Read the full account →A line of severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage and 18 brief tornadoes across mainly Marquette, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, northern Dodge, and Sheboygan Counties.
Read the full account →A line of severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage and 18 brief tornadoes across mainly Marquette, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, northern Dodge, and Sheboygan Counties.
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