| Event |
Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause |
Heavy Rain |
| State |
WISCONSIN |
| County/Area |
RUSK |
| WFO |
MPX |
| Begin Date |
06/22/2009 04:30:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
5 |
| Begin Azimuth |
S |
| Begin Location |
PORT ARTHUR |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
45.35/-91.15 |
| End Date |
06/22/2009 08:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
7 |
| End Azimuth |
SW |
| End Location |
CONRATH |
| End Lat/Lon |
45.32/-91.16 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Bands of thunderstorms developed across west central Wisconsin the morning of Monday, June 22. These thunderstorms began to train across the same areas in southern Rusk and northeast Chippewa Counties where a large area of two to five inches of rain fell in less than three hours. An automated river gauge near Sheldon, Wisconsin, recorded 4.48 inches of rain that morning, with several observers reporting over 1.50 inches. Some of the higher amounts include: 1.82 at Holcombe, 2.08 at Ladysmith, and 1.55 west of Ladysmith. Local law enforcement officers in the Conrath area reported that the intersection of Highway 27 and Broken Arrow Road was underwater and many fields in the Willard Township area were flooded. |
| Event Narrative |
Local Law Enforcement Officials reported water over the road near the intersection of Highway 27 and Broken Arrow Road. In addition, the Willard Township area had many flooded fields. |
