Thursday, April 18, 2013
Flood watches and warnings are in effect throughout Southeastern Wisconsin, some lasting until Friday. Officials are keeping watch on area rivers as they continue to rise, approaching or surpassing flood stages.
The rain that just keeps coming is causing trouble throughout the Milwaukee area, from to sewage dumping. JSOnline has a roundup of road closures throughout the Milwaukee area. Travel Midwest has a congestion map that shows incidents and traffic speeds in the Milwaukee area. The Flood Watch for Southeastern Wisconsin through 9 p.m. Thursday evening and rainfall is expected to reach 4 inches in some areas. According to the Emergency Services Department, rivers will rise reaching a number of flood stages. Rivers that are already in flood stage will worsen, rising into moderate and major flood levels. Officials are watching the Rock, Fox, Root and Milwaukee Rivers as localized flooding caused concerns last week. The ground may be thawed, but …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
If it seems like we've been here before, we have - after last week's rains brought up to 5 inches of rain and flooding to some areas, another 2.5 to 3.5 inches is expected Wednesday to Friday
Apparently the memo hasn't gotten to Mother Nature to turn off the tap, as Wisconsin emerged from its drought, only to face flooding last week and again this week. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch that goes into effect noon Wednesday, and will continue until Friday at 7 a.m., according to Patch's media partners at WISN 12 Weather. A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts. You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. Another area of moderate to heavy rain is moving into the southern half of Wisconsin, adding as much as 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain to …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Forecasters are expecting as much as 3 inches of rain over the next few days, and concerns for flooding rise as the rain falls.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for portions of Southeast Wisconsin, including Dodge, Jefferson, Kenosha. Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties. According to Patch's media partners at WISN 12, the watch will be in effect from noon Tuesday to Friday morning. A series of low pressure systems are setting up along the jet stream, placing them directly over the area. Rainfall totals of 2 to 3 inches are forecast, and as the soil is already saturated or in some areas still frozen, runoff of moderate to heavy rainfall will cause many rivers to reach their banks with some reaching moderate flood stage. In addition roadways in low-lying areas typically susceptible to flooding should be …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Flooding rains are headed our way, changing to snow, so the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch this afternoon until later tonight, and a Winter Weather Advisory starting 6 a.m. Wednesday.
(This was updated to reflect the new advisory from the National Weather Service) The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch from 3 p.m. until later Tuesday night for Waukesha, Milwaukee, Rock, Walworth, Racine and Kenosha counties. Communities in southeastern Wisconsin saw 1/2- to 1-inch of rain fall overnight into Tuesday, with some areas seeing higher rain totals. Additional rain is expected this afternoon and ice jams could cause flooding. While the possible two inches of rain that could fall today isn't a ton of water, rapid runoff is expected because the ground is frozen and saturated. Some larger rivers can handle this rainfall, but small to medium rivers and streams will likely flood. This could cause flooding on some …
Tansandy
7:11 am on Saturday, April 20, 2013
I just remember a couple of years ago, when a construction worker dumped a small piece of concrete into the river. Mayor hear no evil, speak no evil, Barrett had a cow!The contractor got a huge fine and the employee was fired. Maybe he should have just crapped all over the concrete and Barrett would have looked the other way. I guess Milwaukee could promote themselves as being one of the biggest … more ›