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Communities across Wisconsin are continuing to face rising water levels and flooding concerns

Wells can become contaminated if they are inundated in a storm

The Governor’s Office says storms began moving through the state on April 13th, bringing devastating winds, tornadoes, hail, and heavy rainfall

Lincoln County Emergency Management encourages people to review their emergency plans

Midwestern states are seeing higher losses tied to wind, hail and flooding

A presidential disaster declaration has been requested by Wisconsin’s Governor after severe storms caused massive flooding in August

The Rothschild Dam is over 100-years-old, with cracks and leaks, creating an environmental concern for locals upstream and around Lake Wausau

Among the worst hit was the Milwaukee area, where up to 14 inches (36 centimeters) of rain had fallen in some areas by Sunday, according to the National Weather Service, which also noted river flooding in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties

Wisconsin is seeing more frequent dam failures in another sign that the storms blowing through the state are growing stronger

A bi-partisan bill signed into law last week by Governor Tony Evers is meant to help communities identify their risk for flooding and put measures in place to mitigate that risk.