A LOOK BACK AT THE FLOODING OF 2008

The view of Dodge County in the days after the flooding

The National Weather Service has put together a nice site recapping the flooding of June 2008. Needless to say, it was a trying time for all of us, but the city pulled together, and we suffered no long-term effects. Let's hope it never happens again:


http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/?n=jun08_flooding


On June 12th, more heavy rainfall caused flash flooding issues, but this time in some areas that had not previously reported severe flash flooding. Fond du Lac County was hit particularly hard. Most city roads in Fond du Lac were reported to be underwater. The Fond du Lac River was over bridges in some places. In Ripon, over half the roads were closed due to flash flooding. 3 to 4 feet of standing water was observed over portions of the southern half of the city. In Columbia County, Interstate 90/94 was closed between mile markers 92 and 106, and numerous roads were washed out across the county. In Dodge County, some residences in Beaver Dam had about 2 feet of water surrounding the homes.