University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: extreme rain event

How A 30-Year Rain Event Became a 100-Year Flood

In case you’ve somehow missed the news, let’s just say that it’s been wet in Wisconsin over the last week. Really, really wet.  Here in Madison we’re still holding our breath, filling up sandbags and hoping no new major rain event pushes water-levels even higher. Already, our lakes have hit near-record water levels, causing floods …

Record Rain in Madison is What Climate Change Looks Like – Especially in Midwest

It’s been more than 24 hours since a severe weather system stalled out over Dane County and dumped anywhere from 3.92 (Dane County Airport), to 11.63 (National Weather Service in Middleton) to an unconfirmed 15.33 inches of rain in Cross Plains. Initially, all of that water couldn’t get off the land fast enough, causing extreme …