Event narrative (NOAA)
Runoff from heavy rain caused extensive flooding to occur in Elroy from the Baraboo River. Between 25 and 30 homes had to be evacuated. Numerous homes had water several inches to a few feet deep in the basements. Nine homes likely will have to be torn down. Damages in Elroy totaled nearly $6.5 million. The flooding along the Baraboo River also hit Wonewoc hard causing officials to evacuate the western half of the town. Dozens of homes had water in the basements with at least 4 of them suffering collapsed walls. Flooding along the Lemonweir River near Mauston caused Interstates 90/94 to be closed in both directions and washed out a rail line that caused the eastbound Amtrak Empire Builder to be stopped near Tomah. Passengers had to remain on the stopped train overnight until repairs to the
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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.