Flood, Columbia
- When
- August 4, 12:15 PM CST to 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia County, Lodi
- Coordinates
- 43.467, -89.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 4, 1997
Typical summer weather events of isolated tree and power line damage affected south-central Wisconsin as early afternoon thunderstorms rumbled through the area. Heavy rains caused urban street flooding near Lodi (Columbia Co) where 5 to 6 inches of standing water was reported at the intersection of highways 113 and 60, and on the UW campus in Madison, (Dane Co) where water was reported over the…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $2,000
- 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 MKX wrote it up.
Typical summer weather events of isolated tree and power line damage affected south-central Wisconsin as early afternoon thunderstorms rumbled through the area. Heavy rains caused urban street flooding near Lodi (Columbia Co) where 5 to 6 inches of standing water was reported at the intersection of highways 113 and 60, and on the UW campus in Madison, (Dane Co) where water was reported over the curbs.
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:22 UTC.
Event by event
2 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- August 4, 12:25 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia County, Lodi
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 43.320, -89.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Dane
- When
- August 4, 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Dane County, Dane
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 43.250, -89.500
Flood, Dane
- When
- August 4, 1:00 PM CST to 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dane County, Madison
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -89.418 (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.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 4, 1997
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- Flash Flood in Nevada, August 4 to 5, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, August 4, 1997
- Hail in Kentucky, August 4, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 4, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Connecticut, August 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 4, 1997
- Flash Flood in Utah, August 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 4, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 4, 1997
More
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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: 5615350, 5615349, 5615351, 5615352.