Heavy Rain — Door, Wisconsin

2008-03-02 to 2008-03-03 · near Forestville, Door, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Rainfall of 0.72 inch was measured near Forestville for the 24 hours ending on the morning of March 3rd. Most of the rain fell in just a few hours overnight. The rain fell on a deck covered with about 30 inches of snow. The homeowner was beneath the deck, apparently attempting to jack up the sagging structure, when the combined weight of the rain and snow caused it to collapse on him. The man died after being buried in snow and timbers.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system produced heavy rainfall across parts of eastern Wisconsin as it moved through the state late March 2nd and early March 3rd.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 86471. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.