Crawford storm history

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.

An elderly lady lost her life when the air conditioning failed in her mobile home. Her body was found on the 20th with the date of her death unknown. For an extended period between the 17th and 20th, afternoon heat indices routinely topped out between 110 and 115 with overnight l…

Runoff from heavy rain created historic flooding along the Kickapoo River in Gays Mills. The river established a new crest of record at 22.31 feet, which was over 9 feet above the flood stage. The flooding continued into early September.

A train derailment occurred near Ferryville when flood waters washed out the roadbed. Around 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked out of one locomotive into the water. Runoff from heavy rains also washed out a portion of State Highway 35 south of Lynxville. A mudslide covered a po…

Locally heavy rain produced flash flooding across portions of Crawford County. Water covered roads in the Steuben area. Mudslides occurred that closed U.S. Highway 61 and State Highway 60 in the southeast part of the county. Other mudslides closed State Highway 35 between Lynxvil…

The Kickapoo River at Soldiers Grove reached the second highest crest on record of 21.21 feet around 5 a.m. CDT on June 9. The all-time record crest of 21.63 feet was established on July 22, 1951. Flood stage is 13.0 feet. About 50 to 60 homes were flooded. The village park and H…

The Kickapoo River at Gays Mills reached a record crest of 20.44 feet around 10 a.m. CDT on June 9. The previous record crest of 19.80 feet occurred on July 2, 1978. Flood stage is 13.0 feet. About 175 homes and businesses were flooded.

The Kickapoo River at Steuben crested at a record level of 19.15 feet around 2 a.m. CDT on June 10. The previous record crest of 18.0 feet occurred on July 3, 1978. Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

Flooding continued along many creeks, streams and rivers. Law enforcement officials reported numerous roads and bridges were either washed out or still under water. All or portions of highways still closed included Highway 131 from Steuben to Soldiers Grove, Highway 171 at Gays M…

The Kickapoo River at Soldiers Grove established the second highest all-time crest of record when it reached 19.35 feet on August 20. Flood stage is 13 feet. River flooding in many towns was extensive. Over 400 people applied for FEMA assistance.

Flash flooding and mudslides were reported over mainly the northern half of the county. Hardest hit areas were in the steep terrain and along Highway 35 from Lynxville to De Soto. Some roads were closed due to flood waters and in one case a large boulder fell on to Highway 35. In…

This winter storm brought between 7 and 9 inches of snowfall to Crawford County over the course of November 29th and 30th. The highest snowfall report in the county was in Eastman where 8.5 inches was observed.

Dangerously cold wind chills began on the evening of the 20th and continued through noon on the 21st in Crawford County where values dropped to around 30 to 40 degrees below zero. The coldest observed wind chill in the county was 40 degrees below zero in Steuben, WI.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 3 to 6 inches across Crawford County as a result of this winter system. The highest storm total snow accumulation in the county occurred 3 miles northeast of Boscobel where 6.0 was measured.

A trained spotter reported dime to quarter sized hail in De Soto.

A CO-OP observer reported golf ball sized hail 1 mile southeast of De Soto.

Law enforcement reported golf ball sized hail 3 miles north of Ferryville.

Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down between Ferryville and Mount Sterling.

Anomalously warm air temperatures and high humidity allowed the maximum heat index to reach between 106 and 109 degrees across Crawford County on August 26th. The heat index reached 109 degrees at the automated weather observation station in Prairie Du Chien.

A trained spotter measured a 67 mph wind gust north of Prairie Du Chien.

Significant rainfall throughout June pushed the Mississippi River at Lynxville into flood stage in June and continued into July. The river stage crested during the morning on July 5th in moderate flood stage at 628.06 ft.

Significant rainfall throughout June pushed the Mississippi River at Lynxville into flood stage on June 27th. By the end of June, the river stage remained in minor flood stage and was still increasing.

The public reported Rush Creek Rd under four feet of water.

The public reported Lawrence Hill Road was washed out.

The public reported mudslides along Highway 35 near Lansing Bridge or Highway 82. Other mudslides were reported in the region as well.

Highway 35 was closed due to flooding and mudslides. Trains on the nearby tracks were stopped until the tracks were cleared.

The public reported 3-inch tree limbs down as well as power poles. Report relayed via mPING.

Volunteer observers reported 2 to 5 of snow accumulation in Crawford County with a maximum of 5.0 near Bell Center and Prairie Du Chien.

Slightly above normal monthly rainfall totals in severe (D2) drought affected areas of southwestern Crawford County resulted in a downgrade to moderate (D1) drought through April.

While heavy rainfall towards the end of March resulted in improvement from severe (D2) to moderate (D1) drought for most of Crawford County, near to slightly below normal total monthly liquid precipitation of 1 to 2 resulted in severe (D2) drought persisting in southwestern Crawf…

Less than 0.75 of total liquid precipitation fell in Crawford County through February, up to 1.0 below normal, and resulting in severe (D2) drought persisting across much of the county.

An automated weather observation station reported a wind chill of 37 degrees below zero in Steuben.

An automated weather observation station reported a wind chill of 39 degrees below zero in Steuben.

A volunteer observer reported 14.4 of snowfall near Prairie du Chien.

A volunteer observer reported 9.3 of snow in Prairie du Chien.

Severe (D2) slightly eased in southeastern Crawford County through January as 1.5 to 2.5 monthly total liquid equivalent precipitation was 0.5 to 1.5 above normal. However, the long-standing abnormally dry conditions, 6 to 12 below normal since June 1st, 2023, resulted in severe …

Severe (D2) drought persisted across Crawford County through December. While monthly total rainfall near or 1 to 2 was slightly below and above normal, the long-standing deficit of 8 to 14 resulted in the drought remaining unchanged.

Volunteer observers reported 1 to 2 inches of snowfall with the highest amounts reported in De Soto and Eastman.

Severe (D2) drought persisted across all of Crawford County through November. This was a result of monthly precipitation totals near 2 inches below normal and anomalously warm temperatures.

While volunteer observers reported only 1 inch of snowfall from late on October 30th through the morning of October 31st, the combination with 35 mph wind gusts rapidly worsened road conditions. These slippery to hazardous travel conditions resulted in multiple slide offs reporte…

Ongoing abnormally dry conditions, consisting of 15 consecutive weeks of at least severe drought (D2), eased slightly through October. Multiple storms provided above normal rainfall totals, slightly relieving the up to 8 inch rainfall deficit from initial drought issuance on June…

Ongoing drier than normal conditions, comprised of 8 weeks of extreme drought (D3), worsened to exceptional drought (D4) through the middle of September for nearly all of Crawford County. Rainfall totals under a a quarter of an inch through September 11th were up to 1.5 inches be…

The combination of anomalously high temperatures and humidity on Tuesday, August 22nd and Wednesday, August 23rd resulted in maximum heat indices of 98 to 115 degrees across Crawford County. The maximum heat index reached 106 degrees on Tuesday in De Soto and 115 degrees on Wedne…

Ongoing drier than normal conditions, comprised of 7 consecutive weeks of at least severe drought (D2), worsened to extreme drought (D3) for the entirety of Crawford County through August. Monthly rainfall total neared 1 inch, which mostly fell in the first half of August. The mo…

Persistently dry conditions resulted in 99% of Crawford County being affected by at least severe drought conditions through July. Of this area, 256 square miles of eastern Crawford County, or 43% of the county, were upgraded to extreme drought during the middle of July. Total mon…

Drier than normal conditions resulted in severe drought conditions for 594 square miles or 100% of Crawford County through June.