Wisconsin, 1998

Flooding in Wisconsin, March 30, 1998

March 30, 1998 · NWS ARX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

3 inches of rain in a couple of hours caused mud slides and small streams to overflow their banks. A charter bus carrying the University of Wisconsin Band sustained minor damage when it hit a mud slide on Highway 60 near Muscoda.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 ARX wrote it up.

3 inches of rain in a couple of hours caused mud slides and small streams to overflow their banks. A charter bus carrying the University of Wisconsin Band sustained minor damage when it hit a mud slide on Highway 60 near Muscoda.

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Grant

When
March 30, 5:45 PM CST to 7:55 PM CST
Where
Grant County, Muscoda
Property damage
$2,000
Coordinates
42.868, -90.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Richland

When
March 30, 5:45 PM CST to 7:55 PM CST
Where
Richland County, Richland Center
Coordinates
43.376, -90.429 (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.

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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: 5630873, 5630874.