MADISON, WISCONSIN — A system of widespread heavy rainfall is pushing southeast this morning, Saturday, September 19, according to a Saturday Morning Radar Check-In from BAMWeather, based on current radar as of 3:02 a.m. ET. Flash flooding is a concern with this system, as rainfall amounts of up to 3 to 5 inches or more are expected across portions of southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois this morning, with the heaviest activity tracking directly toward Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago and Kalamazoo.
Madison and Southern Wisconsin Sit at the Heart of the Heaviest Rain
If you’re in Madison or across southern Wisconsin, radar shows you sitting directly inside the most intense band of this system, with orange and red returns indicating the heaviest rainfall rates stretching right through your area early this morning. This is the core of the 3 to 5 inch or more totals forecasters are highlighting, meaning residents across Madison, Fond du Lac and Oshkosh should expect the most significant flooding concern of anywhere along the system’s path…