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Flash Flood in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Flash Flood September 10, 2000 – September 11, 2000 · Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
What the National Weather Service wrote
Motorist drove around police barricades with vehicle and driver subsequently falling into sinkhole. The Eau Claire Leader-Telegram cited 159 reports of residential damage, and 10 reports of damage to businesses in Eau Claire County. Estimated damages within the city of 1.5 million according to the Public Works director, and another 1.8 million to county property, according to Emergency Management. Rainfall totalled 7.90 inches at the Eau Claire airport, while the NWS cooperative observer 3 miles southwest of Eau Claire measured 5.83 inches rainfall.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5157988. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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