Here’s how much rain Madison and Milwaukee got over the weekend
KIMBERLY WETHAL
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A structural engineer on Monday surveys a home in Wauwatosa that had been flooded over the weekend. Officially, Milwaukee received 6.91 inches of rain Saturday and Sunday, although unofficial totals from other areas were much higher, some as much as 14 inches, which would be a state two-day record.
Andy Manis, Associated Press
Two bear sculptures in a park in Waukesha appeared to be fishing for trout after they were submerged by the rising Fox River Monday.
The Madison area is on track to exceed its normal amount of rainfall for August following storms this weekend that put much of the state at risk for floods.
Volunteer Liz Walker takes advantage of the rain-loosened soil to weed the walkway to Gates of Heaven synagogue Monday. “It will look so much better for the weddings this weekend,” she said.
Drone footage shows the aftermath of severe flooding near the Stadium Interchange outside AmFam Field in Milwaukee, with many vehicles left stranded in high waters. pic.twitter.com/cNVNghTnrW
Cars turn around at a flooded and blocked-off portion of North First Street near East Johnson Street in Madison on Sunday. After a dry start to the year in Madison, the city is now well above average for precipitation in August after recent rainstorms.
Cars turn around at a flooded and blocked-off portion of North First Street near East Johnson Street in Madison on Sunday. After a dry start to the year in Madison, the city is now well above average for precipitation in August after recent rainstorms.
A structural engineer on Monday surveys a home in Wauwatosa that had been flooded over the weekend. Officially, Milwaukee received 6.91 inches of rain Saturday and Sunday, although unofficial totals from other areas were much higher, some as much as 14 inches, which would be a state two-day record.
Volunteer Liz Walker takes advantage of the rain-loosened soil to weed the walkway to Gates of Heaven synagogue Monday. “It will look so much better for the weddings this weekend,” she said.
