Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy rain across the northern portion of Vernon County produced significant flash flooding. Over 200 people were evacuated in Coon Valley because of severe flooding along Coon Creek where U.S. Highway 14 and State Highway 162 were closed. All access into Coon Valley was cut off because of mudslides, washouts and closed roads. Numerous homes were severely damaged with basement walls blown out or had water several feet deep on the first floor. Much of Ontario was covered in flood waters from the Kickapoo River and Brush Creek with almost every business along Garden Street, State Highway 131 and the east end of Main Street sustaining damage. It was estimated that around 75% of the businesses in the entire village sustained some damage. The Ontario police squad car become submerged in flood w
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.