Flood in Wisconsin, November 1 to 8, 2019

Name: Flood in Wisconsin, November 1 to 8, 2019
Start: 2019-11-01T00:00
End: 2019-11-08T06:00
Location: Wisconsin

November 1 to 8, 2019 · NWS MKX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The Rock River at Afton continued to flood into the first week of November after the heavy rains of early October.

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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 MKX wrote it up.

The Rock River at Afton continued to flood into the first week of November after the heavy rains of early October.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Rock

When: November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Rock County, 1.2 mi S of Janesville Airport to 1.22 mi N of Afton
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 42.603, -89.040

The Rock River at Afton continued to flood into the first week of November after cresting in mid October. Floodwaters affect the property of a home on South Christian Road on the east side of the river in the Afton area. There is minor erosional flood damage to lowland and agricultural land in the Afton and Janesville areas.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 861914.