Flood, Chippewa
- When
- April 3, 6:00 AM CST to April 10, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chippewa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Wisconsin, April 3 to 10, 1997
0 feet on 4/7/97. Highway 178 was closed in Chippewa county between county road Y in Jim Falls and the city of Cornell.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.
The Chippewa River reached flood stage of 11 feet on 4/4/97 and crested at 13.0 feet on 4/7/97. Highway 178 was closed in Chippewa county between county road Y in Jim Falls and the city of Cornell. Several roads were closed in southern Dunn county in Peru and Spring Brook townships. A portion of Main street in Durand was flooded for a time.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Dunn
- When
- April 3, 6:00 AM CST to April 10, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dunn forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.947, -91.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Eau Claire
- When
- April 3, 6:00 AM CST to April 10, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.727, -91.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Pepin
- When
- April 3, 6:00 AM CST to April 10, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pepin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -92.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 3, 1997
- Flooding in Wisconsin, April 3 to 21, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 3 to 5, 1997
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 3 to 21, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 3 to 5, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 3 to 5, 1997
- Tornado and Debris Flow in Idaho, April 3 to 30, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, April 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, April 3, 1997
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, April 3 to 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Dust Devil in Arizona, April 3 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, April 3 to 4, 1997
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, April 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5602038, 5602039, 5602040, 5602041.