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Storms Cause Flooding, Street Closures In Madison
August 27, 2018
On Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, water continues to rise in the Yahara River in Madison after a flash flood on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.
Jenny Peek/WPR
Jenny Peek/WPR
Floodwater seeps onto East Washington Avenue, a main Madison thoroughfare, Friday, Aug. 24.
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Madison Metro Transit has had to close bus stops and reroute bus routes due to flooding.
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Flooding on East Washington Avenue in Madison slows the morning commute, Friday Aug. 24.
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On Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, Madison residents and city officials fill sandbags in preparation for more flooding as rain is predicted in the forecast.
Jenny Peek/WPR
Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry assist local citizens protect their homes from additional flooding by building sandbag walls around property during Aug. 24, 2018 relief efforts near Tenney Park in Madison, Wis.
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Wisconsin National Guard (CC-BY-NC-ND)
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