Flood, Manitowoc
- When
- August 6, 10:00 PM CST to August 7, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Manitowoc forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Wisconsin, August 6 to 7, 1998
Four inches of rain fell in the city of Manitowoc between 11 pm and 3 am (CDT), bringing the 24-hour rainfall to nearly 7 inches. Many streets and basements were flooded in the Manitowoc area.
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
- $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 GRB wrote it up.
Four inches of rain fell in the city of Manitowoc between 11 pm and 3 am (CDT), bringing the 24-hour rainfall to nearly 7 inches. Many streets and basements were flooded in the Manitowoc area.
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
- Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, August 6 to 7, 1998
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, August 6, 1998
- Heat in Texas, August 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, August 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Arizona, August 6 to 31, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, August 6, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, August 6, 1998
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, August 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 6, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, August 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 6, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 6, 1998
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, August 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: 5665401.