Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details

Event Flood
-- Flood Cause Heavy Rain
State WISCONSIN
County/Area JACKSON
WFO ARX
Begin Date 09/23/2010 08:00:00 CST-6
Begin Range 2
Begin Azimuth E
Begin Location VAUDREUIL
Begin Lat/Lon 44.31/-90.83
End Date 09/27/2010 01:00:00 CST-6
End Range 2
End Azimuth E
End Location VAUDREUIL
End Lat/Lon 44.3/-90.85
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 350.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A stationary front set up across central Wisconsin on the evening of September 22nd. As an unusually moist air mass flowed over this boundary, heavy rain developed and fell repeatedly across the area during the evening and overnight hours. Soils were abnormally wet for this time of year, therefore the extreme rainfall amounts that fell caused significant widespread flooding and flash flooding. Buffalo, Trempealeau, Jackson, Taylor, Clark, and Juneau counties were included in federal disaster declarations (FEMA-1933-DR).
Event Narrative Locally heavy rains pushed the Black River at Black River Falls out of its banks from September 23rd to the 27th. The river exceeded the flood stage by over fourteen feet, cresting at 61.46 feet. This crest established a new flood of record. Ironically the dam at Black River Falls was being reconstructed during this event and was not in place during the peak. An early damage estimate of $600,000 was lowered to $110,000 at the dam by the utility and local contractor. From the evening of the 23rd to the afternoon of the 24th, 80 homes in the city of Black River Falls were evacuated.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 1 11.054M 4.081M
ALMA BUFFALO CO. WI 09/22/2010 15:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MONDOVI BUFFALO CO. WI 09/22/2010 15:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NELSON BUFFALO CO. WI 09/22/2010 15:30 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TREMPEALEAU TREMPEALEAU CO. WI 09/22/2010 16:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BLAIR TREMPEALEAU CO. WI 09/22/2010 16:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OSSEO TREMPEALEAU CO. WI 09/22/2010 16:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEILLSVILLE CLARK CO. WI 09/22/2010 16:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MERRILLAN JACKSON CO. WI 09/22/2010 16:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GALESVILLE TREMPEALEAU CO. WI 09/22/2010 16:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WHITEHALL TREMPEALEAU CO. WI 09/22/2010 16:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VAUDREUIL JACKSON CO. WI 09/22/2010 16:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TAYLOR JACKSON CO. WI 09/22/2010 16:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WARRENS MONROE CO. WI 09/22/2010 16:30 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FOUR CORNERS MONROE CO. WI 09/22/2010 16:30 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SIDNEY CLARK CO. WI 09/22/2010 17:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GENOA VERNON CO. WI 09/22/2010 17:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MATHER JUNEAU CO. WI 09/22/2010 17:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HOLMEN LA CROSSE CO. WI 09/22/2010 17:30 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LEON MONROE CO. WI 09/22/2010 17:30 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MEDFORD TAYLOR CO. WI 09/22/2010 18:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EAST WINONA BUFFALO CO. WI 09/23/2010 01:10 CST-6 Flood 0 0 670.00K 281.00K
TREMPEALEAU TREMPEALEAU CO. WI 09/23/2010 02:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 3.290M 3.300M
IDUNA TREMPEALEAU CO. WI 09/23/2010 02:39 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
ARCADIA TREMPEALEAU CO. WI 09/23/2010 02:39 CST-6 Flood 0 1 7.64K 0.00K
NORTH BEND JACKSON CO. WI 09/23/2010 03:49 CST-6 Flood 0 0 2.600M 500.00K
CHRISTIE CLARK CO. WI 09/23/2010 03:54 CST-6 Flood 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
GARDEN VLY BUFFALO CO. WI 09/23/2010 05:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
FOUR CORNERS MONROE CO. WI 09/23/2010 07:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 6.00K 0.00K
ONTARIO VERNON CO. WI 09/23/2010 07:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEILLSVILLE CLARK CO. WI 09/23/2010 07:58 CST-6 Flood 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
ST JOSEPH LA CROSSE CO. WI 09/23/2010 08:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 6.00K 0.00K
VAUDREUIL JACKSON CO. WI 09/23/2010 08:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 350.00K 0.00K
COUNCIL BAY LA CROSSE CO. WI 09/23/2010 08:13 CST-6 Flood 0 0 170.00K 0.00K
ANGELO MONROE CO. WI 09/23/2010 08:43 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
PINE CREEK TREMPEALEAU CO. WI 09/23/2010 09:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WARRENS MONROE CO. WI 09/23/2010 09:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 20.00K 0.00K
ONTARIO VERNON CO. WI 09/23/2010 09:15 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SHERWOOD CLARK CO. WI 09/23/2010 09:17 CST-6 Flood 0 0 1.150M 0.00K
BLACK RIVER FALLS JACKSON CO. WI 09/23/2010 09:43 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
WINNEBAGO MISSION JACKSON CO. WI 09/23/2010 09:43 CST-6 Flood 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
ARCADIA TREMPEALEAU CO. WI 09/23/2010 10:12 CST-6 Flood 0 0 1.500M 0.00K
PERKINSTOWN TAYLOR CO. WI 09/23/2010 11:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 23.00K 0.00K
BELLINGER TAYLOR CO. WI 09/23/2010 11:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 112.00K 0.00K
HATFIELD JACKSON CO. WI 09/23/2010 13:52 CST-6 Flood 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
STEVENSTOWN LA CROSSE CO. WI 09/23/2010 14:41 CST-6 Flood 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
WILTON MONROE CO. WI 09/23/2010 15:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
NEILLSVILLE CLARK CO. WI 09/23/2010 17:30 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHASEBURG VERNON CO. WI 09/23/2010 20:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ADAMS ADAMS CO. WI 09/24/2010 12:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 91.00K 0.00K
BUTMAN CORNERS TREMPEALEAU CO. WI 09/24/2010 19:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FINLEY JUNEAU CO. WI 09/24/2010 21:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 900.00K 0.00K
KICKAPOO CENTER VERNON CO. WI 09/24/2010 23:30 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 1 11.054M 4.081M