Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the Midwest into the Great Lakes Region; Significant Heat in the Southwest

Strong to severe storms may produce damaging winds, isolated hail, and a few tornadoes from the Midwest into the lower Great Lakes. These storms may also produce areas of heavy rain and flash flooding. Significant heat will continue across parts of the Desert Southwest into western Texas and north Alaska. Dangerous heat will also build into the Eastern and Central U.S. and continue into next week. Read More >

A high amount of moisture in the atmosphere and repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms led to flooding problems across the region from mid-August through the first week of September.

***Scroll down to see rainfall totals for the whole state of Wisconsin***

*Estimated Rainfall Totals for Southern Wisconsin** (broken down by each high-rainfall event)
Tuesday Afternoon 9/4 Through Wednesday Night 9/5:	Monday-Monday Night 9/3 (Labor Day):

Sunday 9/2 Afternoon and Night:	Saturday 9/1 Night:

Late Friday Night into Saturday 9/1 Morning:	Tuesday 8/28 Afternoon into Wednesday 8/29 Morning:

Monday 8/27 Night:	Sunday 8/26 Afternoon through Monday 8/27:

Mon 8/20 through Tuesday 8/21:	Thursday 8/16 through Friday 8/17:

Here are the estimated* rainfall totals for the 3-week period from

Thursday, August 16th through Wednesday, September 5th:

*Estimated Rainfall Totals for Wisconsin** (broken down by each high-rainfall event)
Tuesday Afternoon 9/4 Through Wednesday Night 9/5:	Monday-Monday Night 9/3 (Labor Day):

Sunday 9/2 Afternoon and Night:	Saturday 9/1 Night:

Late Friday Night into Saturday 9/1 Morning:	Tuesday 8/28 Afternoon into Wednesday 8/29 Morning:

Monday 8/27 Night:	Sunday 8/26 Afternoon through Monday 8/27:

Mon 8/20 through Tuesday 8/21:	Thursday 8/16 through Friday 8/17: