Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair as severe storms knock out power and close roads

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and closed busy roadways.

Organizers of the Wisconsin State Fair said they were scrapping the final day of the 11-day event after rains flooded the fairgrounds in West Allis, which is just outside Milwaukee.

“We are saddened we cannot deliver this final day of the Wisconsin State Fair, but know that this is the best decision with current conditions and the forecast ahead,” organizers said in a statement.

The National Weather Service issued flood watches and warnings for parts of Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. After rainfall began on Saturday in some areas forecasters predicted “repeated rounds of heavy rain,” along with hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes into Monday.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/flooding-cancels-last-day-wisconsin-152451432.html

Don't count on any FEMA money if the Crusty Nome gets her way.

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1. red state floods? call FEMA lol

[NickB79]

2. I drove through the first round of that Sat night

Middle of Milwaukee around 8:30 pm.

Hit the second round in the exact same area Sunday around 11am. That wasn't as bad, being daylight hours.

I'm from Minnesota and I've driven through some pretty gnarly blizzards, but I've never been so scared driving in all my life. I could barely see the road Sat night, and my arms were shaking by the time we got back to our hotel. In retrospect, I really should have pulled over at least a half dozen times, but I was afraid the roads would flood out and we'd be stranded.