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. Sidie Hollow Campground near Viroqua (Vernon County) had to be evacuated. Sandbagging took place in Yuba (Richland County) to protect houses from flooding on the Pine River. The flooding along the Pine River caused State Highway 80 to be closed north of Richland Center (Richland County). State Highway 56 had to be closed east of Viola (Richland County) because of flooding along Camp Creek and numerous other roads had water over them.

Flash Flood in VERNON, WISCONSIN
From 07-SEP-16 03:55:00 to 07-SEP-16 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BUD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Flash flooding along Coe Hollow Creek prompted officials to evacuate Sidie Hollow Campground.

Flood in VERNON, WISCONSIN
From 07-SEP-16 03:55:00 to 07-SEP-16 05:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIROQUA MUNI ARPT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy rains caused street flooding to occur in Viroqua.

Flash Flood in RICHLAND, WISCONSIN
From 07-SEP-16 03:55:00 to 07-SEP-16 09:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: YUBA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Flash flooding along the Pine River prompted sandbagging to occur in Yuba. Flooding along Camp Creek caused officials to close State Highway 56 east of Viola.

Flood in RICHLAND, WISCONSIN
From 07-SEP-16 08:39:00 to 08-SEP-16 02:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: YUBA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Flood waters covered numerous roads across the northern and western sections of Richland County. Roads closed by the flood waters included State Highway 131 north of Viola along the Kickapoo River. State Highway 80 and County Highway C between Yuba and Richland Center were closed because of flooding along the Pine River. Three houses in Yuba had water in the basements. Richland Center schools canceled classes on both the 7th and 8th because of the flooding.

Heavy Rain in RICHLAND, WISCONSIN
From 06-SEP-16 19:30:00 to 07-SEP-16 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: RICHLAND CENTER
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The COOP observer north of Richland Center measured 3.68 inches of rain.

Flood in VERNON, WISCONSIN
From 07-SEP-16 06:20:00 to 08-SEP-16 18:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: KICKAPOO CENTER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Kickapoo River out of its banks in Viola. The river crested just over a foot above the flood stage at 15.04 feet.

Flood in VERNON, WISCONSIN
From 07-SEP-16 05:15:00 to 08-SEP-16 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: READSTOWN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Kickapoo River out of its banks in Readstown. The river crested just over two feet above the flood stage at 13.02 feet.

Flood in CRAWFORD, WISCONSIN
From 07-SEP-16 07:55:00 to 09-SEP-16 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: SOLDIERS GROVE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Kickapoo River out of its banks in Soldiers Grove. The river crested less than a foot over the flood stage at 13.84 feet.

Flood in CRAWFORD, WISCONSIN
From 07-SEP-16 10:50:00 to 11-SEP-16 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BELL CENTER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Kickapoo River out of its banks in Gays Mills. The river crested around a foot and a half above the flood stage at 14.62 feet.

Flood in CRAWFORD, WISCONSIN
From 08-SEP-16 10:50:00 to 13-SEP-16 06:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: STEUBEN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Kickapoo River out of its banks near Steuben. The river crested around a foot above the flood stage at 12.97 feet.

Heavy Rain in VERNON, WISCONSIN
From 06-SEP-16 17:55:00 to 07-SEP-16 05:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: VIROQUA MUNI ARPT
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

The observing equipment at the Viroqua airport measured 3.59 inches of rain.

Heavy Rain in VERNON, WISCONSIN
From 06-SEP-16 17:45:00 to 07-SEP-16 09:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: PURDY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

In Purdy, 7.10 inches of rain fell.

Heavy Rain in VERNON, WISCONSIN
From 06-SEP-16 18:15:00 to 07-SEP-16 05:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: LIBERTY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The COOP observer in Viola measured 4.70 inches of rain.