Flood, Florence
- When
- July 15, 1:15 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Florence forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.848, -88.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Wisconsin, July 15, 1999
The flooding on the Pine River at Florence (Florence county) was in response to heavy rain that fell in the area during the early morning hours. 67 feet at 6:30 am CST on the 15th, causing only minor flooding of lowlands before quickly receding.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- 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.
The flooding on the Pine River at Florence (Florence county) was in response to heavy rain that fell in the area during the early morning hours. The river reached a crest of 7.67 feet at 6:30 am CST on the 15th, causing only minor flooding of lowlands before quickly receding. Flood stage on the Pine River at Florence is 7.0 feet.
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 Kansas, July 15 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flood in Arizona, July 15, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, July 15, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flood in Minnesota, July 15 to 16, 1999
- Lightning Strikes in Florida, July 15 to 26, 1999
- Hail in Florida, July 15, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, July 15, 1999
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 15, 1999
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 15, 1999
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 15, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 15, 1999
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 15, 1999
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, July 1999
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5711313.