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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

Bayfield, WI · Jun 15, 2018

A warm front was located across central Minnesota into southwest Wisconsin. Low level flow maintained the influx of moisture and warm air as a shortwave topped a ridge in place to the west.

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Ashland, WI · Jun 15, 2018

A warm front was located across central Minnesota into southwest Wisconsin. Low level flow maintained the influx of moisture and warm air as a shortwave topped a ridge in place to the west.

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Sauk, WI · Sep 12, 2019

A strong squall line with torrential rainfall moved east along and north of warm front over southern WI. A quick 2.5-4.5 inches of rain resulted in the flash flooding of creeks, small rivers, and urban and rural roadways. Some trees were downed by straight-line winds.

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Rock, WI · Sep 12, 2019

A strong squall line with torrential rainfall moved east along and north of warm front over southern WI. A quick 2.5-4.5 inches of rain resulted in the flash flooding of creeks, small rivers, and urban and rural roadways. Some trees were downed by straight-line winds.

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Flash Flood

Waukesha, WI · Sep 12, 2019

A strong squall line with torrential rainfall moved east along and north of warm front over southern WI. A quick 2.5-4.5 inches of rain resulted in the flash flooding of creeks, small rivers, and urban and rural roadways. Some trees were downed by straight-line winds.

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Kenosha, WI · Sep 13, 2019

A strong squall line with torrential rainfall moved east along and north of warm front over southern WI. A quick 2.5-4.5 inches of rain resulted in the flash flooding of creeks, small rivers, and urban and rural roadways. Some trees were downed by straight-line winds.

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Milwaukee, WI · Sep 13, 2019

A strong squall line with torrential rainfall moved east along and north of warm front over southern WI. A quick 2.5-4.5 inches of rain resulted in the flash flooding of creeks, small rivers, and urban and rural roadways. Some trees were downed by straight-line winds.

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Lafayette, WI · Sep 14, 2019

A strong squall line with torrential rainfall moved east along and north of warm front over southern WI. A quick 2.5-4.5 inches of rain resulted in the flash flooding of creeks, small rivers, and urban and rural roadways. Some trees were downed by straight-line winds.

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Green, WI · Sep 15, 2019

A strong squall line with torrential rainfall moved east along and north of warm front over southern WI. A quick 2.5-4.5 inches of rain resulted in the flash flooding of creeks, small rivers, and urban and rural roadways. Some trees were downed by straight-line winds.

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Flash Flood

Chippewa, WI · May 31, 2016

A line of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon along a cold front that extended from west central Wisconsin, southeast into north central Iowa.

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Flash Flood

Vernon, WI · Sep 7, 2016

Flash flooding impacted parts of southwest Wisconsin during the early morning hours of September 7th. Thunderstorms with heavy rain dumped 4 to 7 inches of rain that caused flash flooding in Vernon and Richland Counties.

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Richland, WI · Sep 7, 2016

Flash flooding impacted parts of southwest Wisconsin during the early morning hours of September 7th. Thunderstorms with heavy rain dumped 4 to 7 inches of rain that caused flash flooding in Vernon and Richland Counties.

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Flash Flood

Eau Claire, WI · Sep 21, 2016

On the evening of September 20th, a warm front was stretched west to east across southern Minnesota, and southern Wisconsin. The weather pattern, and associated boundaries were nearly stationary through early Thursday morning, September 22nd.

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Flash Flood

Crawford, WI · Sep 21, 2016

One person was killed near Victory (Vernon County) when a house was swept down a hillside by a mudslide during the early morning hours of the 22nd.

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Flash Flood

Dunn, WI · May 31, 2016

A line of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon along a cold front that extended from west central Wisconsin, southeast into north central Iowa.

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Flash Flood

Rusk, WI · May 31, 2016

A line of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon along a cold front that extended from west central Wisconsin, southeast into north central Iowa.

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Flash Flood

Crawford, WI · Aug 24, 2016

Repeated rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rains moved across portions of southwest Wisconsin during the evening of August 23rd into the early morning hours of the 24th. This heavy rain produced flash flooding across portions of Crawford and Richland Counties.

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Trempealeau, WI · Aug 11, 2016

Repeated rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across western Wisconsin on August 11th. This heavy rain produced flash flooding in parts of Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties. In Buffalo County, Mondovi, Gilmanton and Cream were hit hard by the flash flooding.

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Taylor, WI · Aug 11, 2016

Repeated rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across western Wisconsin on August 11th. This heavy rain produced flash flooding in parts of Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties. In Buffalo County, Mondovi, Gilmanton and Cream were hit hard by the flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Ashland, WI · Jul 11, 2016

Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to northwest Wisconsin early Monday, July 11th which helped to saturate the soil. During the day a strong low level jet pumped very moist air into the region.

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Flash Flood

Bayfield, WI · Jul 11, 2016

Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to northwest Wisconsin early Monday, July 11th which helped to saturate the soil. During the day a strong low level jet pumped very moist air into the region.

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Flash Flood

Ashland, WI · Jul 11, 2016

Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to northwest Wisconsin early Monday, July 11th which helped to saturate the soil. During the day a strong low level jet pumped very moist air into the region.

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Flash Flood

Bayfield, WI · Jul 11, 2016

Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to northwest Wisconsin early Monday, July 11th which helped to saturate the soil. During the day a strong low level jet pumped very moist air into the region.

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Flash Flood

Ashland, WI · Jul 11, 2016

Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to northwest Wisconsin early Monday, July 11th which helped to saturate the soil. During the day a strong low level jet pumped very moist air into the region.

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