The Milwaukee flash flood of 6 August 1986

Sturey, Tony C.; Haase, John D.

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The Milwaukee flash flood of 6 August 1986

1986
By Sturey, Tony C. ; Haase, John D.
Series: Central Region Technical attachment 86-21

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Personal Author:

Sturey, Tony C. ; Haase, John D.
Corporate Authors:

United States. National Weather Service. Central Region
NOAA Program & Office:

NWS (National Weather Service) ; CR (Central Region)
Description:

Nearly stationary thunderstorms unleashed a once-in-a-100 year (or greater) flood over the urban area of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 6 August 1986. Six inches of rain fell in 2 1/2 hours with over 1 inch falling in only five minutes. The torrential rain falling mainly on pavement and over a small area caused a disastrous flash flood. The flash flood caused two deaths and 30 million dollars damage. This technical attachment will focus on two main concerns: thunderstorm development and lack of movement of the storms.
Keywords:

Floods Rain And Rainfall Severe Storms Rain And Rainfall Severe Storms
Series:

Central Region Technical attachment 86-21
Document Type:

Technical Attachment
Place as Subject:

Milwaukee (Wis.)
Rights Information:

Public domain
Compliance:

Library
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:0f76412adbad4e9725739a452929ab5d469fe35faac573837b35493b922aba69
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/33746/noaa_33746_DS1.pdf
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