A round of showers and thunderstorms moved through southern Wisconsin from the late afternoon of June 14 through early morning June 15, bringing abundant heavy rain, which lead to some localized flooding. The heaviest rain amounts fell over Columbia, Sauk, Dane, and Iowa counties as a broad area of steady precipitation moved through, with some locations receiving rainfall between 3-5 inches.
Law enforement reported residential flooding near Blue Mounds late Tuesday night, and some roadways near Berry were reported early Wednesday morning to be under nearly 1.5 feet of water in the Highway 19 area. Some of the heaviest rainfall amounts reported are listed in the table below:
Location | Rainfall Amounts |
Blue Mounds | 4.50" |
1 E Lake Wisconsin | 3.84" |
Mount Horeb | 3.61" |
Mazomanie | 3.50" |
Lodi | 2.95" |
Portage | 2.35" |
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan | 1.40" |
Below are the Milwaukee/Sullivan forecast area and statewide rainfall maps for the 24 hour period from 8 AM CDT June 14 to 8 AM CDT June 15.
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan | Wisconsin |
Below is a Public Information Statement, summarizing rainfall amounts received across the Milwaukee/Sullivan forecast area, which are organized by county:
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 928 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2016 ...Rainfall Reports... Location Amount Time/Date ...Wisconsin... ...Columbia County... 1 E Lake Wisconsin 3.84 in 0908 AM 06/15 2 E Lake Wisconsin 3.15 in 0909 AM 06/15 Lodi 2.95 in 0700 AM 06/15 Portage 2.35 in 0800 AM 06/15 7 WSW Portage 2.34 in 0700 AM 06/15 Portage 3se 2.16 in 0700 AM 06/15 1 NNW Pardeeville 1.80 in 0814 AM 06/15 Univ Farm 1.71 in 0800 AM 06/15 Arlington 1.24 in 0906 AM 06/15 Cambria 0.93 in 0910 AM 06/15 ...Dane County... Mount Horeb 3.61 in 0700 AM 06/15 Mazomanie 3.50 in 0700 AM 06/15 1 WNW Middleton 1.73 in 0655 AM 06/15 Waunakee 1.62 in 0855 AM 06/15 Stoughton 1.59 in 0700 AM 06/15 Madison 4.8 NNW 1.57 in 0700 AM 06/15 Madison Dane County Airport 1.48 in 0653 AM 06/15 Madison 1.23 in 0700 AM 06/15 1 SSW Shorewood Hills 1.23 in 0700 AM 06/15 South Side-arboretum Univ Wi 1.11 in 0740 AM 06/15 1 SSW Sun Prairie 1.02 in 0905 AM 06/15 Sun Prairie 1.01 in 0910 AM 06/15 2 NE Verona 0.98 in 0856 AM 06/15 Oregon 0.79 in 0907 AM 06/15 ...Dodge County... Horicon WasteWaterTreatPlant 1.11 in 0700 AM 06/15 2 N Watertown 1.07 in 0901 AM 06/15 Dodge County Apt 1.06 in 0655 AM 06/15 3 NW Kekoskee 0.83 in 0828 AM 06/15 1 SW Beaver Dam 0.78 in 0700 AM 06/15 Beaver Dam 0.76 in 0715 AM 06/15 Beaver Dam 0.67 in 0910 AM 06/15 ...Fond du Lac County... Mount Calvary 1.6 WSW 0.75 in 0600 AM 06/15 Taycheedah 0.66 in 0620 AM 06/15 Fond Du Lac Airport 0.60 in 0653 AM 06/15 1 S Fond Du Lac 0.52 in 0700 AM 06/15 1 NNW Fond Du Lac 0.02 in 0800 AM 06/15 ...Green County... Brodhead 1.70 in 0715 AM 06/15 1 N Martintown 1.06 in 0730 AM 06/15 New Glarus 0.84 in 0910 AM 06/15 ...Green Lake County... Markesan 1.14 in 0700 AM 06/15 3 ESE Princeton 0.96 in 0700 AM 06/15 ...Iowa County... Mineral Point 2.45 in 0857 AM 06/15 4 N Dodgeville 1.45 in 0811 AM 06/15 ...Jefferson County... Fort Atkinson 1.83 in 0600 AM 06/15 Milford 1.68 in 0715 AM 06/15 Watertown 1.63 in 0700 AM 06/15 Jefferson - Wwtp 1.61 in 0700 AM 06/15 Watertown 1.56 in 0655 AM 06/15 1 N Palmyra 1.54 in 0529 AM 06/15 Nws Sullivan 1.40 in 0700 AM 06/15 Whitewater 1.23 in 0733 AM 06/15 Waterloo 1.13 in 0738 AM 06/15 1 NW Whitewater 1.10 in 0700 AM 06/15 Jefferson 0.05 in 0841 AM 06/15 ...Kenosha County... Pleasant Prairie 1.00 in 0600 AM 06/15 Paddock Lake 0.88 in 0700 AM 06/15 1 NW Kenosha 0.87 in 0908 AM 06/15 2 WSW Kenosha 0.85 in 0700 AM 06/15 Kenosha Airport 0.62 in 0653 AM 06/15 2 ESE Bohners Lake 0.52 in 0900 AM 06/15 Twin Lakes 0.50 in 0800 AM 06/15 2 ENE Twin Lakes 0.46 in 0857 AM 06/15 ...Lafayette County... 2 NW Council Hill 2.51 in 0830 AM 06/15 Darlington 1.53 in 0730 AM 06/15 Darlington 2 NE 1.50 in 0700 AM 06/15 U.s.g.s. Gage 1.41 in 0715 AM 06/15 South Wayne 1.21 in 0600 AM 06/15 ...Marquette County... Montello 0.93 in 0700 AM 06/15 Neshkoro 0.57 in 0800 AM 06/15 ...Milwaukee County... Mt. Mary College 1.74 in 0700 AM 06/15 Milwaukee Timmerman Arpt 1.65 in 0700 AM 06/15 West Allis 1.42 in 0908 AM 06/15 1 SW Glendale 1.36 in 0907 AM 06/15 Brown Deer 1.31 in 0901 AM 06/15 Greenfield 1.26 in 0909 AM 06/15 1 ENE Greendale 1.22 in 0700 AM 06/15 1 ENE Greendale 1.16 in 0859 AM 06/15 1 S West Allis 1.14 in 0903 AM 06/15 Milwaukee Gen Mitchell Arpt 1.10 in 0652 AM 06/15 Oak Creek 1.08 in 0826 AM 06/15 1 NNW Saint Francis 1.02 in 0903 AM 06/15 Greenfield 1.00 in 0909 AM 06/15 1 ESE Saint Francis 0.97 in 0859 AM 06/15 Brown Deer 0.86 in 0906 AM 06/15 Menomonee River 0.78 in 0715 AM 06/15 Franklin 2 NW 0.67 in 0700 AM 06/15 ...Ozaukee County... Saukville Wwtp 1.37 in 0600 AM 06/15 Grafton Wwtp 1.31 in 0715 AM 06/15 Belgium Wwtp 1.01 in 0700 AM 06/15 ...Racine County... 3 NE Sturtevant 1.30 in 0700 AM 06/15 Burlington 1.15 in 0655 AM 06/15 1 WSW North Bay 0.98 in 0700 AM 06/15 Racine Batten Airport 0.97 in 0653 AM 06/15 Rochester 0.88 in 0845 AM 06/15 Waterford 0.82 in 0830 AM 06/15 1 NW Elmwood Park 0.79 in 0700 AM 06/15 Sewage Disposal Plant 0.79 in 0600 AM 06/15 Root Canal 0.62 in 0730 AM 06/15 Wind Lake 0.52 in 0815 AM 06/15 ...Rock County... Beloit 2.67 in 0500 AM 06/15 Argyle 2.61 in 0700 AM 06/15 Beloit 2.20 in 0700 AM 06/15 Milton Wwtp 1.97 in 0700 AM 06/15 4 WSW Milton 1.56 in 0600 AM 06/15 2 NNW Clinton 1.43 in 0800 AM 06/15 3 S Edgerton 1.38 in 0907 AM 06/15 ...Sauk County... Lone Rock Tri-county Airport 1.86 in 0656 AM 06/15 Reedsburg 1nne 0.67 in 0515 AM 06/15 Baraboo Wwtp 0.61 in 0620 AM 06/15 Reedsburg 0.59 in 0800 AM 06/15 Reedsburg Airport 0.52 in 0655 AM 06/15 2 WSW Rock Springs 0.50 in 0700 AM 06/15 Baraboo 0.46 in 0655 AM 06/15 1 NE Baraboo 0.42 in 0857 AM 06/15 ...Sheboygan County... Random Lake 1.56 in 0910 AM 06/15 City Of Sheboygan Wwtp 1.18 in 0800 AM 06/15 Sheboygan 1 SW 1.17 in 0715 AM 06/15 2 NNW Sheboygan 0.98 in 0500 AM 06/15 Cedar Grove 0.94 in 0700 AM 06/15 3 NNE Kohler 0.83 in 0903 AM 06/15 3 NNE Kohler 0.82 in 0630 AM 06/15 Howards Grove 0.72 in 0902 AM 06/15 Sheboygan County Mem Arpt 0.69 in 0653 AM 06/15 Plymouth 0.65 in 0901 AM 06/15 Elkhart Lake 0.56 in 0700 AM 06/15 ...Walworth County... Walworth County Metropolitan 1.10 in 0715 AM 06/15 East Troy 2.5 NNE 1.07 in 0615 AM 06/15 Lake Geneva 0.92 in 0700 AM 06/15 Genoa City 0.87 in 0908 AM 06/15 ...Washington County... 4 SW Kewaskum 2.42 in 0907 AM 06/15 Slinger 1.40 in 0700 AM 06/15 4 WNW West Bend 1.37 in 0901 AM 06/15 Jackson 1.36 in 0600 AM 06/15 Allenton 1.33 in 0745 AM 06/15 Hartford 1.33 in 0906 AM 06/15 Hartford 1.31 in 0838 AM 06/15 West Bend Public Works 1.25 in 0815 AM 06/15 Jackson 1.17 in 0858 AM 06/15 2 W Hartford 1.11 in 0630 AM 06/15 Germantown 1.11 in 0600 AM 06/15 1 ESE West Bend 1.03 in 0854 AM 06/15 Town Of Jackson 0.99 in 0700 AM 06/15 Germantown 0.81 in 0700 AM 06/15 4 NE Jackson 0.69 in 0800 AM 06/15 ...Waukesha County... Merton 1.5n 2.27 in 0504 AM 06/15 Oconomowoc 1.66 in 0700 AM 06/15 Waukesha 1.56 in 0908 AM 06/15 1 NNW Muskego 1.52 in 0910 AM 06/15 Delafield 1.52 in 0904 AM 06/15 1 E Merton 1.30 in 0800 AM 06/15 1 NW Waukesha 1.30 in 0700 AM 06/15 Mukwonago 1.24 in 0909 AM 06/15 2 SE Eagle 1.19 in 0910 AM 06/15 2 SE Eagle 1.19 in 0700 AM 06/15 2 NE Wind Lake 0.98 in 0845 AM 06/15 2 SSE Wales 0.60 in 0909 AM 06/15 ...Maritime Stations... Racine 0.86 in 0800 AM 06/15 Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official. $$ NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI IRIS System
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