. . . . . . . . . . "24742"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Wisconsin, located well inland in North America, is infrequently affected by the remnants of tropical cyclones impacting in the southern United States. It has never been directly impacted by the full effects of a hurricane. Since 1851, when reliable records for the North Atlantic hurricane basin began, no cyclones have traversed the state while retaining tropical characteristics. Only three of these storms have tracked directly across the state. Under normal circumstances, mid-latitude westerlies push remnant cyclones from the North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico northeast or east and away from the Midwestern United States. In some cases, an area of high pressure over the Central United States can cause storms to travel farther north than normal. Hurricane Carla in 1961 produced the greatest "@en . . "1118284129"^^ . . . "List of Wisconsin hurricanes"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Wisconsin, located well inland in North America, is infrequently affected by the remnants of tropical cyclones impacting in the southern United States. It has never been directly impacted by the full effects of a hurricane. Since 1851, when reliable records for the North Atlantic hurricane basin began, no cyclones have traversed the state while retaining tropical characteristics. Only three of these storms have tracked directly across the state. Under normal circumstances, mid-latitude westerlies push remnant cyclones from the North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico northeast or east and away from the Midwestern United States. In some cases, an area of high pressure over the Central United States can cause storms to travel farther north than normal. Hurricane Carla in 1961 produced the greatest rainfall of any of these storms with 7.58 in (193 mm) falling in Brodhead."@en . . . . . . . . . "64225220"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .