Flood, Jefferson
- When
- June 21, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Watertown
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
Heavy rains during the morning hours on June 21st resulted in urban flooding in several cities across Jefferson county. 62 inches of rain in a couple hours ending at 0600CST on the 21st.
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
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Heavy rains during the morning hours on June 21st resulted in urban flooding in several cities across Jefferson county. In Watertown, some city streets were closed due to 1.62 inches of rain in a couple hours ending at 0600CST on the 21st. Underpasses were blocked due to high water, while in other Watertown streets the water depth reached 6 to 8 inches. Twenty Watertown homes had minor basement flooding. In the city of Jefferson, it was the same story as a road on the south side of the city was closed due to high water levels. In Ft. Atkinson, some businesses reported minor basement flooding, while some driveway sand and gravel, at a McDonald's restaurant under construction, was washed away.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heat in Illinois, June 21 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 21 to 22, 1997
- Heat in Pennsylvania, June 21 to 26, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 21 to 23, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flooding in Texas, June 21 to 24, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Dust Storm and Lightning Strike in Oregon, June 21 to 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 21, 1997
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, June 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: 5608896.