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Flood Coverage:
• I-94 Reopened in Jefferson County
• Mukwonago Dam Waters Drop
• Waukesha Roads Still Closed
• Forecasted Rain Could Make Things Worse
• Cleaning Up Lake Delton
• Doyle To Push FEMA

Video: Houses Swallowed

Photos: TMJ4 | Journal Sentinel

Audio:
• Jeff Rolfe, the fire chief of the Village of Mukwonago, gives the latest on a potential dam break there
• WTMJ Weather Plus Storm Team Meterologist Craig Koplien on today's dry forecast, but also the rains that could worsen the flooding
• Tom Holtz of Rhapsody Resort on Lake Delton, discussing its rebuilding
• Mike Duckett of the Miller Park Stadium District, on the previously leak-problemed Miller Park making it through the floods OK

Phone contacts:
• Emergencies Only: 911
• Milwaukee County Disaster Hotline: 414-278-3000
• City of Milwaukee Flooded Basement Line: 414-286-3427
• Racine County (immediate concerns): 262-619-2482
• Racine County (reporting damage): 262-636-3308
• Waukesha Flood Hotline:  262-524-6669
• We Energies:  800-662-4797

Links:
• Help Clean Lake Delton
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• National Weather Service
• Live WX Plus Feed
• Information on river levels in your area

"Today we're going to get another much needed dry day, and it will probably be dry all the way through tomorrow morning," says WTMJ Weather Plus Storm Team Meterologist Craig Koplien.

Those are good words to hear for those who fear flooding. But not his next prediction.

"Tomorrow afternoon, there's a good chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and storms will be likely tomorrow night.

"There's a good chance that, at least west of Milwaukee, rain and thunderstorms will move in during the late afternoon hours."

Knowing those storms will add to the already dangerously high lake and river levels, the National Weather Service has added a Flash Flood Watch for Thursday afternoon and evening.

"The showers and thunderstorms that come through could add another inch, or maybe even two inches in isolated locations, so it is going to make a very serious flooding situation, in some places, probably worse."

Craig predicts that the danger zone won't be over Thursday night, but will continue for at least a few days.

"The threat for rain is going to continue into Friday. For that matter, there's a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms both Saturday and Sunday, too. The threat is lower over the weekend, but it's not zero.

"We are in a pattern that we're going to have at least the possibility of rain at least through the weekend, and perhaps into early next week."

Koplien believes we shouldn't see washout conditions like the torrential downpours that pelted the area last weekend.

"I don't believe we're going to see any type of rain totals like we saw last week, where we saw five to 10 inches. That is just so far out of the ordinary. To see that again this summer would be unexpected, to say the least.

"We're talking about the potential of maybe a couple inches of rain with some of the storms as they come through. That's what we could consider normal heavy rain.

"Now, with as high as everything is, an inch or two of rain is going to lead to serious flash flooding, at least for some."

Floods aren't the only danger.

"There is the possibility of gusty and perhaps damaging winds with the storms when they do move in."

In order to make things not-so-dangerous for area bridges and dams that could break, Craig says we need more dry conditions...but not to expect them.

"With the amount of rain we got last weekend, even two dry days, it's helped to dry off some, but it's going to take much longer than two days in a row to dry off completely to see the rivers and lakes return to their normal levels.

"We're not going to get that. We're going to add water tomorrow and tomorrow night, almost for certain, and perhaps a couple days beyond."