Flood, Sheboygan
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sheboygan forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.756, -87.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Wisconsin, April 1 to 2, 1998
Several rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rains changed into a steady all-day rain, resulting in flooding of rivers and streams in Sheboygan County. 5 inches of rain fell in the city of Sheboygan Falls, on top of a saturated ground.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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.
Several rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rains changed into a steady all-day rain, resulting in flooding of rivers and streams in Sheboygan County. Up to 3.5 inches of rain fell in the city of Sheboygan Falls, on top of a saturated ground. The Sheboygan River at Sheboygan Falls flooded adjacent low-lying roads, fields, and parks, resulting in minor damage. In the city of Sheboygan, the Sheboygan River crested at 10.45 feet at the start of the month, or 2.45 feet over flood stage. It went below flood stage at 0600CST on the 2nd.
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, April 1, 1998
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, April 1, 1998
- Flood in California, April 1, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, April 1, 1998
- Flood in Florida, April 1 to 19, 1998
- Flood in New York, April 1 to 7, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, April 1, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, April 1, 1998
- Flood in Florida, April 1, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, April 1, 1998
- Flooding in Vermont, April 1 to 13, 1998
- Wildfire and Drought in Guam, April 1 to 30, 1998
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, April 1998
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: 5636610.