Flooding hits midwest as Milwaukee experiences second wettest day ever | US weather
Strong precipitation in half a dozen of the American midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, to cut power to thousands of households and to close the highly frequented roads during the weekend.
The National Weather Service has published watches and flood warnings for parts of Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. After the precipitation began on Saturday in certain regions, the forecasters predicted “repeated cycles of heavy rain”, as well as hail, damaged winds and isolated tornadoes on Monday.
According to the National Weather Service, among the National Weather Service, which also noted the river in the counties of the National Weather Service, which also noted the National Weather Service, which also noted the rain of Milwaukee, was among the worst shots. About 5.74 inches of this amount fell in a few hours on Saturday evening, marking a new daily record and the second most worn day in the city ever recorded, Axios reported.
Some motorists have left their cars blocked on the roads. Nearly 18,000 We Energies customers in southeast Wisconsin were without electricity late Sunday. In the village of suburbs of Wauwatosa, an overflowing and fast named river overwhelmed a popular playground.
“Unfortunately, it is just a very bad overlap of circumstances with regard to the way all this rain fell, but then fell on such a populated area,” said Andrew Quigley, a meteorologist of the National Weather Service (NWS).
The flooding rainstorms have become increasingly common in the middle of the climate crisis of the earth, which is fueled by emissions of greenhouse gases with a human guarantee.
The firefighters responded to more than 600 calls, especially for gas leaks, flooded basements, electric breakdowns and water resses, according to the Milwaukee fire service. Meanwhile, the crews worked to eliminate surface waters and the Red Cross opened two city shelters for displaced residents.
“We are still in the middle,” Firefighters chief Aaron Lipski told journalists on Sunday. “We are still caught at the moment.”
Sudden floods canceled on Sunday, the last day of the Wisconsin State Fair.
The organizers of the Wisconsin State Fair said they were suppressed on the last day of the 11 -day event after the rains flooded the Fair field in West Allis, which is just outside Milwaukee.
“We are saddened that we cannot deliver this last day of the Wisconsin State Fair, but know that it is the best decision with the current conditions and future forecasts,” the organizers said in a statement.
USA Triathlon canceled its national Sprint and Paratriathlon championships in Milwaukee, where thousands of athletes were to participate. The brewers and the dishes played on the field of the American family even if the parking lot has remained inaccessible to traffic.
“We will not be able to guarantee parking for all fans, even those who bought parking in advance,” the Brewers said in a statement before the match.
City officials warned residents to avoid driving or walking in standing waters.
“This remains dangerous,” said the municipal public works department of Milwaukee in a statement.
On Saturday, strong winds led to the death of a person in the eastern Nebraska after a tree fell on a woman’s car. In the capital of the state of Lincoln, the storms damaged two dwellings in the penitentiary of the State of Nebraska, moving 387 prisoners, said the State Department of Correctional Services. The agency said all the staff and imprisoned persons were safe and taken into account.
