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    "parsed_content": "AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTHeavy Rains Lead to Widespread Flooding in WisconsinRecord-setting rainfall caused intense flooding in and around the Milwaukee area starting on Saturday night.Share full articleVideoBack0:00\/1:00-0:00transcriptFlash Flooding in Wisconsin Hits the Milwaukee AreaMilwaukee and its neighboring area experienced record-setting rains, leading to the early closure of the Wisconsin State Fair and flash flooding that left some residents stranded.\u201cDowntown West Allis. This is 84th Street \u2014 83rd. Those are cars, completely underwater.\u201d \u201cWhoa. There are people in a boat being rescued.\u201dMilwaukee and its neighboring area experienced record-setting rains, leading to the early closure of the Wisconsin State Fair and flash flooding that left some residents stranded.CreditCredit...Andy Manis\/Getty ImagesBy Dan Simmons and Ali WatkinsDan Simmons reported from Wauwatosa, Wis.Aug. 10, 2025When Thomas Hipke ended his shift as a server at Leff\u2019s Lucky Town tavern in Wauwatosa, Wis., at 1 a.m. on Sunday, the rain that had been coming down hard for hours in the Milwaukee area seemed to be letting up. \u201cI was like, \u2018Oh, maybe it\u2019ll be better,\u2019\u201d Mr. Hipke, 20, recalled thinking before going to sleep.When he woke up, the town was swamped. Record-setting rains in southeastern Wisconsin overnight Saturday to Sunday led to life-threatening flash flooding in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee and surrounding communities. The downpour prompted water rescues, damaged homes and businesses, and knocked out power for thousands. Officials in Milwaukee County declared a state of emergency, and the Wisconsin State Fair canceled its last day on Sunday because of the severe weather. As of Sunday afternoon, there were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries connected to the flooding.Sign up for Your Places: Extreme Weather. Get notified about extreme weather before it happens with custom alerts for places in the U.S. you choose. Get it sent to your inbox.The Milwaukee area received nearly eight inches of rain from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning, setting a record for a two-day rainfall total in the Milwaukee area, according to the National Weather Service. More heavy rain was expected into the evening on Sunday, forecasters said, and flood warnings remained in effect across Wisconsin. The city of Wauwatosa, just north of the fairgrounds in Milwaukee\u2019s western suburbs, was especially hard hit. Parts of downtown were underwater Sunday morning, and a number of residents had to be rescued from basements or vehicles.Mr. Hipke\u2019s 82-year-old grandmother was one of them. On her usual morning drive to McDonald\u2019s to get a Diet Coke, Mr. Hipke said, she got stuck in surging floodwaters by a bridge over the Menomonee River. Rescue workers navigated a raft to her Chrysler minivan and drove it out of the water to a safe area, where her son picked her up.Hart Park, a sprawling sports complex along the Menomonee River, was completely underwater on Sunday. Police officers used a loudspeaker to disperse a crowd of onlookers, saying that the park and surrounding riverfront were closed.\u201cI tried to do my morning walk, but it was now a rapids,\u201d said Fran McLaughlin, who lives nearby. She was used to heavy rain and overflowing rivers, but \u201cthis is as bad as it probably has ever been,\u201d she said.At the state fair in West Allis, also west of Milwaukee, organizers canceled a concert by the band Lynyrd Skynyrd on Saturday night because of the weather and closed the fairgrounds early. Videos posted on social media and local news sites showed cars at the fairgrounds partly submerged on Saturday night. ImageFlooding in West Allis, Wis. The Milwaukee area received 7.96 inches of rain from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning.Credit...TMJ4The Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management said on Sunday that it had not yet been able to tally all the calls for service or to compile a complete damage assessment. But the office noted in a statement that the rain had \u201coverwhelmed local drainage systems\u201d and that \u201cwidespread flooding and extensive damage to homes, businesses, roadways and parks have posed an imminent threat to public safety.\u201d Some homes and businesses in the county were also damaged by lightning during the storm, the office said.ImageSurging runoff from heavy rain damaged roads and streets around Milwaukee on Sunday.Credit...CBS28 (WDJT), via Associated PressWidespread power outages, flooding and road closures affected at least 19 municipalities across the county, Cassandra Libal, the agency director, said in an email.Reports of water rescues and stranded motorists began overnight on Saturday, as creeks overflowed, with many spilling across roadways.In Milwaukee, Jorge Davila, 26, and a friend were taking an Uber home from a night out when floodwaters surged onto the Menomonee River Parkway. \u201cWe felt the car start swaying with the current,\u201d Mr. Davila said. \u201cAll of a sudden we realized we were swallowed by the river and could no longer move.\u201dGunning the engine got them nowhere, he said, and the water was seeping into the car and still rising, so he and his friend forced their way out into the knee-deep water and started to push. \u201cAfter what felt like an eternity, we rescued the vehicle, just before the water hit the engine bay,\u201d he said.Mr. Davila recalled feeling sticks, branches and debris hitting his legs as they pushed the car through the fast-moving floodwaters.\u201cMaybe not the smartest idea, now that I think about it,\u201d he said. ImageDebris piling up under a bridge on the Milwaukee River after heavy rain in the Milwaukee area starting on Saturday.Credit...Andy Manis\/Getty ImagesAli Watkins covers international news for The Times and is based in Belfast.Read 2 CommentsShare full articleRelated ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT",
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