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The last time Madison saw as much rain as the 3.97 inches that fell on Sunday was June 8, 2008, when 4.11 inches fell here and even more to the north, leading to one of the most catastrophic flooding events in state history.
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Photos: Recalling historic flooding of 2008
Draining Lake Delton, 2008
A home near the 254-acre Lake Delton was damaged when floodwaters breached the bank and drained the lake June 9, 2008.
Lake Delton breach, 2008
Lake Delton broke through a 400- to 500-foot section of primarily sand underneath Highway A on June 9, 2008, and drained the 267-acre lake into the Wisconsin River. Five homes on the lake were destroyed and several businesses on the lake lost millions of dollars in revenue.
Tommy Bartlett Show site after Lake Delton catastrophe 2008, State Journal photo
The Tommy Bartlett stage area sat high and dry after floodwaters breached a bank of Lake Delton and drained the lake on June 9, 2008.
Washed-out Highway A, 2008
A washed-out Highway A was damaged when the water ran out of Lake Delton on June 9, 2008.
Flooded street in Pardeeville, 2008
A street near downtown Pardeeville remains flooded and closed June 10, 2008.
Sandbags in Columbus, 2008
Joshua Hensler, left, Jordan Neller, second from left, Crystal Crombie, with sandbag, and her brother Kyle Crombie stack sandbags June 10, 2008, to control the Crawfish River in Columbus.
Working on basement in Pardeeville, 2008
David Pounders feeds pump hose through his basement window in Pardeeville on June 10, 2008, in an effort to keep water levels inside below the level of electrical boxes.
Columbus flooding, 2008
David Tracey, director of public works in Pardeeville, gathered federal disaster assessors and journalists into the sturdy village hall for safety Thursday afternoon after tornado sirens sounded on June 12, 2008.
Makeshift channel, 2008
Park Lake, left, flows into Spring Lake on June 13, 2008, afternoon through a makeshift plastic and sandbag channel that was constructed Monday. Half of Highway 22 and much of the dirt and sidewalks collapsed when the lake crested over the sandbags.
Lining up sandbags in Wyocena, 2008
Volunteers unload sandbags from a village of Wyocena dump truck and lay them alongside Highway 22 (North Main Street) to hold back the overflowing Park Lake in Pardeeville on June 9, 2008.
Floodwaters in Steuben, 2008
Floodwaters rush past a speed limit sign on Bridge Street in Steuben, where residents had been evacuated, on June 10, 2008.
Short trip by boat, 2008
Jeff and Missy Heisz of Steuben take their boat across flooded Bridge Street on June 10, 2008. What was a two-minute crossing by boat took two hours to drive on the only roads open after the Kickapoo River spilled over its banks, flooding the center of the village.
Kickapoo River flooding, 2008
Floodwaters reach the end of Midway Street in Steuben on June 10, 2008, after sandbagging efforts failed to keep the overflowing Kickapoo River at bay.
Farm under water, 2008
A farmstead west of Reedsburg was mostly under water on June 9, 2008.
Aerial view of La Valle, 2008
This aerial photo of downtown La Valle from June 9, 2008, shows the severity of the floodwaters from the Baraboo River. The fire station of the Sauk County village is at the center of the photo. The library and Village Hall occupied the white building on the right.
Spring Green flooding, 2008
Heavy June rains caused flooding in many communities throughout Wisconsin, including Spring Green, pictured here June 9, 2008.
Farm near Reedsburg, 2008
The farm of Fred and Rita Strutz on Katuin Road west of Reedsburg was inundated during the flood of 2008. It's pictured here June 9, 2008.
Pardeeville channel, 2008
Resourceful Pardeeville officials created a plastic-and-sandbag slip-and-slide arrangement to channel water overflowing from Park Lake to keep it from eroding Highway 22 and flowing into the downtown. It's shown here on June 17, 2008.
