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Water damage restoration in Wisconsin
Restoration companies in our network serve 425 Wisconsin cities and 548 ZIP codes. Call and we'll connect you with one that covers yours.
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Wisconsin water damage
What causes water damage in Wisconsin
Wisconsin coverage includes Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay and Appleton. Most homes have basements, and long, cold winters mean frozen pipes and ice dams. Spring melt and heavy summer rain flood basements.
Ice dams
Snow and cold create ice dams on older roofs.
Frozen pipes
Extended subzero stretches freeze pipes in exterior walls.
Basement flooding
Snowmelt and summer storms overwhelm drainage.
Water damage risk by season in Wisconsin
Wisconsin's long winters bring frozen pipes and ice dams, and spring snowmelt and rain raise rivers and groundwater, flooding basements. Summer thunderstorms bring heavy rain that overwhelms sewer systems in Milwaukee and other cities, backing water up into basements. Lakeshore areas also deal with high water and wave damage.
Licensing, permits and insurance in Wisconsin
Wisconsin requires dwelling contractors to hold a state credential, so ask for it. Permits come from the municipality.
FEMA records
Storm, flood and fire disasters in Wisconsin since 2000
FEMA has issued 21 major disaster declarations in Wisconsin for weather and fire events since 2000, and Wisconsin policyholders filed 5,694 flood insurance claims through the National Flood Insurance Program in that time. Most homeowners policies exclude flooding from outside water, so those claims come from separate flood policies.
- Disaster declarations
- 21
- NFIP flood claims
- 5,694
- Severe Storm declarations
- 11
- Flood declarations
- 8
The incidents behind these declarations most often began in June, July and August.
Most recent declarations
- 2026Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-4923, flood)
- 2025Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, and Mudslides (DR-4892, flood)
- 2020Severe Winter Storm and Flooding (DR-4477, flood)
- 2019Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding (DR-4459, flood)
Source: OpenFEMA disaster declarations and NFIP claims data, retrieved October 5, 2026. Counts include major disaster (DR) declarations for floods, storms, hurricanes, winter storms and fires, and exclude other incident types.
Counties with the most covered ZIP codes
- Dane County52 ZIPs · 23 cities
- Milwaukee County46 ZIPs · 9 cities
- Waukesha County29 ZIPs · 22 cities
- Dodge County20 ZIPs · 20 cities
- Outagamie County18 ZIPs · 13 cities
- Brown County18 ZIPs · 8 cities
- Kenosha County18 ZIPs · 12 cities
- Racine County16 ZIPs · 9 cities
Wisconsin metro pages
Local services in Wisconsin
Wisconsin city pages
Coverage
Wisconsin cities we cover
Largest communities first. Coverage is by ZIP, so check yours above.
- Milwaukee
- Madison
- Appleton
- Green Bay
- Racine
- Kenosha
- La Crosse
- Wausau
- Sheboygan
- Oshkosh
- Winnebago
- Janesville
- Waukesha
- Fond Du Lac
- Brookfield
- New Berlin
- Menomonee Falls
- Sun Prairie
- Oak Creek
- Beloit
- Franklin
- Manitowoc
- Fitchburg
- West Bend
- Neenah
- South Range
- Superior
- Stevens Point
- Muskego
- De Pere
- Mequon
- Caledonia
- Franksville
- Watertown
- Middleton
- Pleasant Prairie
- Germantown
- South Milwaukee
- Onalaska
- Oconomowoc
All 425 covered Wisconsin cities
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FAQ
Wisconsin water damage questions
Do Wisconsin contractors need a credential?
Contractors pulling permits for one- and two-family homes generally need a Dwelling Contractor credential.
What causes ice dams?
Heat escaping into the attic melts snow that refreezes at the eaves. Insulation and ventilation are the long-term fix.
How often does Wisconsin have federally declared storm, flood or fire disasters?
Since 2000, FEMA has issued 21 major disaster declarations in Wisconsin for weather and fire events: 11 severe storms, 8 floods, 1 snowstorm and 1 tornado. Over the same period, policyholders filed 5,694 flood insurance claims through the National Flood Insurance Program.
Services in Wisconsin
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