City of Wautoma sees worst flooding incident since 2001

On July 16 at approximately 3 p.m., the City of Wautoma was placed under a tornado warning by the National Weather Service. No damage from a tornado was reported, but we received approximately 4.5 inches of rain in under an hour and a half.
This resulted in multiple roads being flooded. At approximately 4:20 p.m., Wautoma Police closed State Highways 21 and 73 due to flooding. Multiple vehicles were stalled out in the floodwaters, some up to their rooftop.
The flooding washed out parts of the highway. At approximately 5:03 p.m., the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Traffic Management Center was notified by the Wautoma Police that the road had been reopened.
Wautoma Fire Chief Grenier stated this was the worst flooding he has seen since 2001. Wautoma Police would like to thank Wautoma Fire, Wautoma Public Works, Wisconsin State Patrol, Waushara County Highway, Sheriff, Emergency Management, and Wenninger Towing for their assistance with traffic and clearing the roadways.
Later reports put rainfall totals at 5.26” in Wautoma, 5.57” in Richford, 5.08” in Mount Morris, and 5.51” in Poy Sippi.