Flooding

Wisconsin saw more severe thunderstorm, tornado and flash flood warnings in the first three weeks of April than in any other month in the last four decades of available data

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

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

People living downriver of a Wisconsin dam that was breached by floodwaters have been allowed back into their homes following an evacuation order and many of them now face the mess of cleaning up flooded basements, police said Saturday