Story Created:
Jun 19, 2008
Story Updated:
Jun 19, 2008
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Flood Coverage:
• I-94 Westbound Lane Could Open Today Over Flood Areas
• Waukesha, Washington, Dodge County Disaster Areas; FEMA Sees Jefferson Today
• Unwanted Puppies Thrown into Flooded River, Killed
• Scam Artists Working Flood Victims
• What To Do with Those Sandbags
• Milwaukee County Damage: $138 Million
• Fema Money Starts to Flow
• Fighting Collapsing Basements
• Flooded Highway Closures: Updates
Audio: State Department of Transportation Secretary Frank Busalacchi on Wisconsin's Morning News
Video: Houses Swallowed
Photos: TMJ4 | Journal Sentinel
Phone contacts:
• Emergencies Only: 911
• FEMA: 1-800-6221-FEMA (for people in counties declared as disaster areas)
• Milwaukee County Disaster Hotline: 414-278-3000
• City of Milwaukee Flooded Basement Line: 414-286-3427
• Jefferson County (evacuation/other needs hotline) : 920-674-7450
• Jefferson County (road closures) : 920-674-9649
• Racine County (reporting damage): 262-636-3308
• Walworth Flood Hotline: 262-741-7700
• Waukesha Flood Hotline: 262-524-6669
• We Energies: 800-662-4797
Free Health Kits:
• City of Milwaukee: South Side Health Center: 1600 block of South 23rd Street
Red Cross Assistance:
• Milwaukee: 2600 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee
• Dodge: Washington Elementary School, 600 Grove Street, Beaver Dam
• Jefferson: Fort Atkinson, 925 Lexington Blvd, Fort Atkinson
• Racine: Union Grove MIddle School: 14th and State, Union Grove
Links:
• FEMA Disaster Relief for people in declared counties
• Fond Du Lac County: Tips on Dealing with Floods
• Help Clean Lake Delton
• Live Radar
• National Weather Service
• Live WX Plus Feed
• Information on river levels in your area
• State Information on Freeway Closures
Federal officials have added three more counties in Southeastern Wisconsin to the list of those in the state with disaster area status, and they'll see more territory they could add today.
FEMA crews will spend time in Jefferson County, and they won't have to look hard to find flood damage, especially in the city of Jefferson.
There, rivers that divided the city in half have finally crested, and sandbagging has just ended in the early Thursday morning hours.
In Fort Atkinson, sandbagging efforts still continue, with the Rock River expected to crest this morning.
If you want to help the sandbagging efforts in Jefferson County, please call 1-920-674-7700.
Three SE Wisconsin Counties Declared
President Bush declared Waukesha, Washington and Dodge Counties as disaster areas, along with Winnebago and Green Counties.
The declaration frees up Federal Emergency Management Agency grants and low interest loans to help people recover from a series of thunderstorms that dumped 6 to 12 inches of rain across much of southern Wisconsin last week.
The National Weather Service says some areas got 16 inches of rain.
Late last week, Bush declared seven counties disaster areas: Crawford, Columbia, Milwaukee, Richland, Racine, Sauk and Vernon.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.