Flood, Milwaukee
- When
- September 22, 10:30 PM CST to September 23, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Milwaukee County, West Allis
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Wisconsin, September 22 to 23, 2000
50 inches resulted in urban and small stream flooding over parts of southeast Wisconsin. Water depths on some low-lying roads reached 6 to 12 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Intense rainfalls of 1 to around 2.50 inches resulted in urban and small stream flooding over parts of southeast Wisconsin. Water depths on some low-lying roads reached 6 to 12 inches. Water levels in several small streams briefly exceeded bankfull by a foot or less. Two separate rounds of thunderstrorms were responsible for the flooding. An Amateur Radio operator near State Fair Park in West Allis measured a rainfall of 2.05 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Racine
- When
- September 22, 10:30 PM CST to September 23, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Racine County, North Cape
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Kenosha
- When
- September 22, 10:30 PM CST to September 23, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kenosha County, Kenosha
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 42.573, -87.840 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 22 to 23, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 22 to 23, 2000
- Flash Flood in Florida, September 22, 2000
- Flood and High Wind in Georgia, September 22, 2000
- Tornado in Georgia, September 22, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, September 22, 2000
- Flash Flood in Florida, September 22, 2000
- Flash Flood in Florida, September 22, 2000
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Michigan, September 22 to 23, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, September 22 to 24, 2000
- Flooding and Hail in Illinois, September 22, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 22, 2000
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, September 2000
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: 5156743, 5156744, 5156745.