Flood in Crawford County, Wisconsin

Flood May 30, 2017 · Crawford County, Wisconsin

Death

$50K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

One person drowned when he unknowingly drove his vehicle into a section of washed out road south of De Soto. Persistent high flows along the Mississippi River caused a portion of State Highway 82 to wash out.

The wider storm

Persistent high flows along the Mississippi River caused a section of State Highway 82 to wash out south of De Soto. A person driving east from Lansing, Iowa unknowingly drove into the washed out area and drowned when the vehicle became submerged in the water.

Began near De Soto (43.3923, -91.1805).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 702258. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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