Flooding

Throughout the month of October, residents impacted by historic flooding in Milwaukee can get in-person assistance from state, county and federal personnel.

Mayors along the Mississippi River are pushing for changes in how the federal government prevents and responds to disasters.

Wisconsin will receive nearly $30 million in federal disaster relief to aid victims of last month’s flooding.

City services in Milwaukee are beginning to transition back to normal after flooding damaged thousands of homes during flooding on Aug. 9 and 10.

Homeless outreach workers in Milwaukee County are still looking to connect with a few people they believe may have been displaced due to the flooding from the storm.

Teams with the Federal Emergency Management Agency have arrived in Southeast Wisconsin to verify storm damage after a historic rainfall led to widespread flooding across the area. 

Since 1997, Wisconsin has been hit with a series of events that topped more than $10 million in damages.

David Crowley told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” that he thinks the damage in the area will meet the necessary thresholds to receive FEMA support.

The state of emergency was declared Sunday, hours after parts of southeastern Wisconsin were placed on flood alert and some reported more than a foot of rain, according to Milwaukee’s mayor.

Some areas of northwestern Wisconsin saw between 5 and 7 inches of rain after storms rolled through Tuesday, flooding several roads. Meanwhile, in south central Wisconsin, officials with the National Weather Service said a tornado was spotted just before 1:15 p.m. near Sauk City.