64
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$4.2M
Property damage
Flood in La Crosse County, Wisconsin: 64 recorded events between 1998 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #165 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in La Crosse County, Wisconsin: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in La Crosse County is the 2010s, when 44 of the county's 64 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the La Crosse County archive, flood makes up 9.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #165 for this hazard and #5 within Wisconsin, putting it in the 94.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flood in La Crosse County with 17 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | MEDARY | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | MEDARY | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | LA CROSSE | 0 | $540K |
| Jun 23, 2024 | LA CROSSE | 0 | $0 |
| May 1, 2023 | LA CROSSE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2023 | DE SOTO | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | LA CROSSE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | MEDARY | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2022 | LA CROSSE | 0 | $0 |
| May 20, 2022 | LA CROSSE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Significant rainfall throughout June pushed the Mississippi River at La Crosse into flood stage in June and continued into July. The river stage crested during the evening on July 2nd in moderate flood stage at 14.94 ft.
Flooding continued along many creeks, streams and rivers. Law enforcement officials reported numerous roads and bridges were either washed out or still under water. All or portions of highways still closed included Highway 35 south of La Crosse and County Road GI to Goose Island Park.
Several roads were closed in the northern part of the county due to water over the roads. County Road C was closed between County Roads DE and T, while 5 inches of water sat on the road at the intersection of County Roads C and DE. Other roads over-topped with water included Herman Coulee Road, portions of State Highway 162 and County Road A. There was also minor damage to 2 homes and 1 business from flood waters. In the two hours between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. CST on the 22nd, the rainfall amounted to 1.15 inches, with widespread storm total amounts through the evening of the 23rd of 3.30 to 4.00 inches.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in La Crosse County, Wisconsin?
64 flood events are recorded in La Crosse County between 1998 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in La Crosse County?
The strongest flood on record in La Crosse County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for La Crosse County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flood in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/wisconsin/la-crosse-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.