August 1-2, 2001 South-Central Wisconsin Rainfall Event


Hand analysis of rainfall from observer reports
Hand analysis of rainfall from observer reports

A report from Mazomanie indicated a storm total of 8.7 inches as of 5 AM CDT Thursday August 2, 2001. Black Earth also reported a range of 8.7 to more than 11 inches (The 11 inch capacity rain gauge in Black Earth overflowed!)


ZCZC MKEOPUMKE
FPUS83 KMKX 021454 
 
WISCONSIN PRECIPITATION REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN, WI
940 AM CDT THU AUG 02 2001
 
DATA FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AROUND 7 AM. THE ENDING TIME OF THE
THE 24 HOUR PERIOD VARIES FOR INDIVIDUAL OBSERVERS FROM AROUND
6 AM TO AROUND 830 AM.  DATA FROM ALL PRECIPITATION REPORTING 
STATIONS...INCLUDING HEATED AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES AT AIRPORTS AND
OTHER AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES INDICATED BY *.  AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE 
DATA INTERVAL IS 6 AM-6 AM.  SNOW MEASUREMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE
FROM MOST AIRPORTS.  DATA ALIGNED APPROXIMATELY FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH.  THIS REPORT IS COMPILED BY AN AUTOMATED COMPUTER
PROGRAM.  THE DATA IS ONLY PARTIALLY QUALITY-CONTROLLED.
ERRORS MAY OCCUR.
 
DATA IS PROVIDED COURTESY OF PRIVATE WEATHER OBSERVERS, BADGER
WEATHER NET-AMATEUR RADIO AND VARIOUS PUBLIC AGENCIES INCLUDING
UTILITY COMPANIES, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WIS. DEPT. OF
NATURAL RESOURCES AND WISCONSIN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT CO.

GREEN LAKE  BERLIN-FOX R.*         2.21
GREEN LAKE  GREEN LAKE-INLET*      0.85
FOND DU LAC FOND DU LAC-2SW        1.06     
FOND DU LAC FOND DU LAC-LK WINN.*  1.38
FOND DU LAC FOND DU LAC-AIRPORT    0.87     
FOND DU LAC WAUPUN-ROCK RIVER*     0.75
SHEBOYGAN   HOWARDS GROVE          0.48     
SHEBOYGAN   ELKHART LAKE           1.87     
SHEBOYGAN   SHEBOYGAN FALLS        1.41     
SHEBOYGAN   SHEBOYGAN-RIVER*       0.61
SHEBOYGAN   SHEBOYGAN-AIRPORT      0.84     
SHEBOYGAN   SHEBOYGAN-SOUTHWEST    0.73     
SHEBOYGAN   SHEBOYGAN-5SW-WILSON   1.01     
SHEBOYGAN   PLYMOUTH 4NE-OTTER CK* 0.15
SHEBOYGAN   HINGHAM-WWTP           1.40     
SHEBOYGAN   GIBBSVILLE-SANITARY    2.10     
SAUK        LA VALLE-FIRE          4.28     
SAUK        IRONTON                5.65     
SAUK        REEDSBURG-WWTP         6.07     
SAUK        HILL POINT-1 NW        3.34     
SAUK        ROCK SPRINGS-RIVER*    5.80
SAUK        ROCK SPRINGS-3 SW      4.00    
SAUK        BARABOO-WWTP           5.03     
SAUK        LONE ROCK-AIRPORT*     3.32     
SAUK        PRAIRIE DU SAC-LK WIS* 5.96
GRANT       MUSCODA-RIVER*         1.99
GRANT       BOSCOBEL-AIRPORT       1.75     
GRANT       BURTON-GRANT RIV.*     0.36
GRANT       ROCKVILLE 2E-PLATTE*   2.32
GRANT       PLATTEVILLE            2.32     
IOWA        DODGEVILLE-WWTP        1.96         
LAFAYETTE   BLANCHARDVILLE         1.45     
LAFAYETTE   BLANCHARDVILLE 2S-RIV* 0.87
LAFAYETTE   ARGYLE                 1.01     
LAFAYETTE   HAZEL GREEN 3SE-RIVER* 0.14     
COLUMBIA    PORTAGE-WWTP           1.96     
DANE        WINDSOR-YAHARA R.*     5.65
DANE        MIDDLETON              6.51     
DANE        MIDDLETON-PHEASANT*    6.01
DANE        MADISON-AIRPORT        3.85     
DANE        MADISON-CHARMANY FARM  5.85     
DANE        MCFARLAND-LK. WAUBESA* 5.47
JEFFERSON   WATERTOWN-WWTP         0.00     
JEFFERSON   MILFORD-CRAWFISH R.*   0.81
JEFFERSON   JEFFERSON-ROCK R.*     0.75
JEFFERSON   LAKE MILLS-DNR         1.05     
JEFFERSON   SULLIVAN-3SE-NWS       0.88     
JEFFERSON   WHITEWATER-WWTP        1.10     
GREEN       ALBANY-RIVER*          0.00
GREEN       BRODHEAD-WWTP          1.97     
GREEN       BRODHEAD-RIVER*        1.72
ROCK        FULTON 3NW-YAHARA R.*  3.13
ROCK        NEWVILLE 5NE-LK. KOSH* 4.30
ROCK        INDIANFORD-ROCK R*     4.56
ROCK        MILTON                 3.82     
ROCK        CLINTON-3NE-RIVER*     1.55
WASHINGTON  GERMANTOWN-WWTP        0.47     
WASHINGTON  HARTFORD 2W-WWTP       0.42     
WASHINGTON  RICHFIELD              0.65     
OZAUKEE     PT. WASHINGTON-WWTP    0.45     
OZAUKEE     CEDARBURG 2N-CEDAR CK* 0.30
OZAUKEE     CEDARBURG-LAKEFIELD    0.36     
OZAUKEE     MEQUON                 0.47     
WAUKESHA    OCONOMOWOC-SOUTH       1.01     
WAUKESHA    WAUKESHA-WWTP          0.60     
WAUKESHA    NORTH PRAIRIE          0.73     
WAUKESHA    DOUSMAN 1S             1.02     
WAUKESHA    MUKWONAGO-RIVER*       0.37
WAUKESHA    BIG BEND               0.65     
WAUKESHA    MUSKEGO 4S-B. MUS. LK* 0.26
MILWAUKEE   MILWAUKEE-MT. MARY     0.58     
MILWAUKEE   WAUWATOSA-MEN. RIVER*  0.31
MILWAUKEE   WAUWATOSA-UNDERWOOD*   0.37
MILWAUKEE   MILWAUKEE-BREWERS HILL 0.62     
MILWAUKEE   HALES CORNERS-WHITNALL 0.37     
MILWAUKEE   MILWAUKEE-MITCHELL FLD 0.25     
MILWAUKEE   GREENFIELD             0.41     
MILWAUKEE   WEST ALLIS             0.38     
WALWORTH    ELKHORN 2S-JACKSON CK* 0.66
WALWORTH    LAKE GENEVA-OUTLET*    0.56
WALWORTH    GENOA CITY             0.21     
RACINE      RAYMOND-ROOT R. CANAL* 0.31
RACINE      CALEDONIA              0.28     
RACINE      RACINE-AIRPORT*         T  
RACINE      UNION GROVE-WWTP       0.26     
RACINE      BURLINGTON-WWTP        0.42     
KENOSHA     NEW MUNSTER-FOX R.*    0.40
KENOSHA     KENOSHA-WWTP (MID-MID)  T       
KENOSHA     KENOSHA-AIRPORT*       0.08     

Below is a radar estimate of the amount of rain that fell from early Wednesday evening (8/1/01) to early Thursday morning (8/2/01). The radar had a peak rainfall estimate of 7.7 inches.

Note that the heaviest rainfall of 6 to 8 inches is denoted by the darkest reds on the radar precipitation estimates below. The scale is at the top of the image, which is taken from the National Weather Service Advanced Weather Information Processsing System (AWIPS) at the Milwaukee/Sullivan Office.

88D Rainfall Estimate from August 1-2, 2001

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