COMING UP ON WHETHER I WANT ALL THAT RAIN CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS FOR SOME OF YOU TONIGHT TOLD NEWS IS KENDALL KEYES JOINING US NOW LIVE FROM OAK CREEK AND ALSO LOOKING OUT THERE. YES, I’M ON OAK CREEK PARKWAY AND WE’RE NEAR MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE WINDS GUSTED UP TO 40 MILES PER HOUR TODAY. AND RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME, YOU CAN SEE A TREE HAS FALLEN AND IT’S COVERING JUST THE ENTIRETY OF THE ROADWAY. AND ACTUALLY, WHILE WE WERE STANDING OUT HERE, ANOTHER TREE BRANCH JUST DOWN THE ROAD ALSO FELL. WE’VE BEEN RECEIVING VIEWER PHOTOS IN CALEDONIA WHERE THE RAIN IS CAUSING BACK YARD FLOODING NEAR DOUGLAS AVENUE. CALEDONIA GOT MORE THAN SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN. AND THESE PHOTOS YOU’RE SEEING ARE FROM ABOUT 5 PM. AND THE VIEWER TELLS US IT’S GOTTEN EVEN WORSE SINCE THEN. LOOK, I KNOW YOU’VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND ALL EVENING LOOKING AT THIS WEATHER DAMAGE. HOW HAVE THE ROADS BEEN? ARE THEY SAFE FOR EVERYONE? WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING OUR EYES OUT FOR PONDING ON THE ROAD. AND WE’VE NOTICED SOME AREAS WHERE THE ROADWAYS ARE PRETTY SOAKED, BUT NOT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING QUITE YET, AT LEAST IN THE SOUTH MILWAUKEE AREA. AS ALWAYS, IT’S NEVER A BAD IDEA TO SLOW DOWN AND WATCH OUT FOR THOSE AREAS OF THE ROAD WHERE IT DIPS DOWN, BECAUSE THAT’S WHERE WE’VE BEE
Flood Warning extended for most of southeastern Wisconsin until 3:00 am
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha, and Walworth counties are all in the flood warning.
Updated: 11:06 PM CDT Sep 11, 2022
By National Weather Service
…FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT MONDAY… * WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE…A portion of southeast Wisconsin, including the following counties, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth and Waukesha. * WHEN…Until 300 AM CDT. * IMPACTS…Flooding of urban areas, rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – At 10:40 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. As much as 7 inches of rainfall has been reported in parts of Racine County with local reports of 5 to 6 inches of accumulation in Southern Milwaukee County and much of Kenosha County. Minor flooding is already occurring with standing water being reported on local roads. – Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. – Some locations that will experience flooding include.. Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine, Waukesha, West Allis, New Berlin, Brookfield, Greenfield, Oak Creek, Mount Pleasant, Muskego, South Milwaukee, Pleasant Prairie, Cudahy, Greendale, Pewaukee, Elkhorn, St. Francis, Hales Corners and Lake Geneva. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.For the latest interactive radar, click here.
MILWAUKEE —
…FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT MONDAY…
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE…A portion of southeast Wisconsin, including the following counties, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth and Waukesha.
* WHEN…Until 300 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS…Flooding of urban areas, rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
*ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 10:40 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain. As much as 7 inches of rainfall has been reported in parts of Racine County with local reports of 5 to 6 inches of accumulation in Southern Milwaukee County and much of Kenosha County. Minor flooding is already occurring with standing water being reported on local roads.
– Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include.. Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine, Waukesha, West Allis, New Berlin, Brookfield, Greenfield, Oak Creek, Mount Pleasant, Muskego, South Milwaukee, Pleasant Prairie, Cudahy, Greendale, Pewaukee, Elkhorn, St Francis, Hales Corners and Lake Geneva.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
For the latest interactive radar, click here.
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