Wisconsin, 2005Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, October 4, 2005
October 4, 2005 · NWS MPX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 forecasters said that day
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NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 4, 8:01 AM CST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 8:01 AM CST, 29 minutes before
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</html>Flash Flood, Barron
- When
- October 4, 8:30 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Barron County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.433, -91.800
Numerous roads in and around Rice Lake had two feet of water across them. Soybean sheds were also flooded with two feet of water.
Flash Flood, Rusk
- When
- October 4, 8:30 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Rusk County, Ladysmith
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.467, -91.100
Numerous intersections in Ladysmith were flooded with deep water, mainly on the east side of town.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Blizzard in North Dakota, October 4 to 5, 2005$1.0 million · 12 events
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, October 4 to 5, 2005$550,000 · 5 events
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, October 4 to 5, 2005$500,000 · 6 events
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, October 4, 2005$345,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, October 4, 2005$225,000 · 8 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Michigan, October 4 to 5, 2005$140,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, October 4, 2005$97,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, October 4, 20052 injured · 1.75 in hail · 28 events
- Blizzard in Montana, October 4 to 5, 2005$50,000 · 4 events
- Flood in Wisconsin, October 4, 2005$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Colorado, October 4, 2005$1,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flooding in Wisconsin, October 4 to 6, 20051 injured · 2 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5477426, 5477427.