Event narrative (NOAA)
Around 700 911 calls mainly attributed to flash flooding. Flash flooding of streets and yards in Janesville with basement flooding in many homes. Many vehicles stranded in deep water. A bridge was washed out due to the flooding of Fisher Creek over Rockport Rd. Severe flooding of a church, and the basement of an elementary school. The school's mechanical systems and main power panel were destroyed. The school has been closed. RAJ stadium flooded. A train derailment in downtown Janesville with 3 locomotives off the tracks, due to a sinkhole. 1st responders conducted a water rescue of the engineer using a rope.
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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.