August 21, 1983 – The remnants of Hurricane Alicia combine with a warm front to produce widespread rainfall over northeastern Wisconsin.High winds down power lines, causing power outages in several towns including Caroline, Marion, and Menasha. Milwaukee also reports the flooding of 400 basements. The rains flood most basements in central Appleton. The heavy rains elevate streams in the Fox Cities, prompting the opening of locks along the Fox River to mitigate a possible failure of the Little Kaukauna Dam and flooding along Lake Winnebago. The Wisconsin Michigan Power Company's weather station in Appleton, Wisconsin sets a single-day rainfall record with 3.92 in (100 mm) falling on June 26. June 26, 1968 - Rains from Tropical Storm Candy fall across much of Wisconsin as the center of the storm passes south of the state, with a rainfall maximum of 5.75 in (146 mm) in Charmany Farm.Slippery roads led to a car hydroplaning into an embankment, injuring the two occupants. Some creeks and rivers overtopped their banks, leading to flooding on highways. Brodhead recorded 4.48 in (114 mm) of rain in a 24-hour period, a record for the month of September. Overall effects were relatively limited and farmers welcomed the precipitation due to an ongoing drought. This equated to the average rainfall for September, October, and November combined. Accumulations peak at 7.58 in (193 mm) in Brodhead, the highest on record for the state from a tropical cyclone's remnants. September 12–14, 1961 - The extratropical remnants of Hurricane Carla bring 54 hours of rainfall to much of the Upper Midwest, with the heaviest rains occurring along a swath from Missouri to Wisconsin.1960 Texas tropical storm - Peak rainfall of 2.83 in (72 mm) at the Eau Pleine Reservoir.The National Weather Service lists it as the second recorded center of a tropical storm to cross through Wisconsin. October 1949 Texas hurricane - Extratropical remnants of the Category 2 hurricane traversed the state.September 24–25, 1941 - the entire state received precipation with the southeast corner of the state recording up to 1.5 inches (3.8 cm).October 17-18-19, 1923 - It dropped over 2 inches (5.1 cm) precipitation to southeastern Wisconsin.June 26, 1921 - It brought less than 0.75 inches (1.9 cm) to the entire state.October 19–20, 1916 - The remnants of a hurricane produce rainfall across the state, reaching 1.5–2 in (38–51 mm) in southeastern counties.June 14, 1906 - The remnants of a tropical storm produce light rain across southeastern parts of the state accumulations reach 0.4–0.5 in (10–13 mm).The National Weather Service lists it as the first recorded center of a tropical storm to cross through Wisconsin. Rainfall amounts peak at 4.25 in (108 mm) in Shawano, with 27 of 39 weather stations in northern and central Wisconsin registering over 1 in (25 mm) of rain in 24 hours. September 10–11, 1900 - The extratropical remnants of the 1900 Galveston hurricane quickly traverse the state before entering Lake Michigan at Milwaukee.A map of rainfall accumulations associated with the remnants of Hurricane Carla in mid-September 1961 across the Upper Mississippi River Valley.
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