July 1, 2008
Lone Rock, Wisconsin
Photographer states :: Flying over LNR today and saw the damage that the flooding did to the airport. The rains were almost 3 weeks ago and the airport remains closed. The ramp and approach end of RWY 9 were covered in water.
The Region never gets a chance to dry out.
TODAY...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY NORTHWEST WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS FROM THE MID 70S NORTH TO THE UPPER 80S FAR SOUTHWEST..
TONIGHT...EVENING THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY FAR SOUTHEAST...A CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH AND EAST. PARTLY CLOUDY NORTHWEST HALF.LOWS FROM THE MID 40S FAR NORTHWEST TO NEAR 60 SOUTHEAST..
THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. SLIGHTLY COOLER NEAR THE GREAT LAKES..
THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S NORTH TO MID 50S SOUTH..
INDEPENDENCE DAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SLIGHTLYCOOLER NEAR THE GREAT LAKES..
SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS 80 TO 85. COOLER NEAR THE GREAT LAKES..
SUNDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY NORTHWEST. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT ALL BUT SOUTHEAST. LOWS 55 TO 60. HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S.
Flooding aftermath plagues some Wisconsin beaches (click here)
By ROBERT IMRIE
Associated Press Writer
12:46 PM CDT, June 28, 2008
WAUSAU, Wis. - The aftermath of torrential rains that flooded southern Wisconsin in early June is now plaguing some swimming beaches as the long Fourth of July weekend approaches.
The flooding dumped rich nutrients into the lakes, creating ideal conditions for more potentially toxic blue-green algae, said Bob Masnado, a water evaluation specialist for the state Department of Natural Resources.
"There were a lot of beaches that were under water," he said. "We are probably past that point of general concern over the bacteria conditions. We are starting to see more blue-green algae problems. That poses another risk altogether."
As of late last week, nine of 14 public swimming beaches in Madison were closed because of algae, said Kirsti Sorsa, an environmental supervisor for the Madison-Dane County Health Department....
Wisconsin Boy Hospitalized, Sickened by Floodwaters (click here)
June 30, 2008
University of Wisconsin Hospital officials say a 6-year-old boy with a life-threatening kidney disease may have been infected while playing in contaminated floodwater.
Dr. Ellen Wald says the child has been on dialysis and in intensive care since Sunday. She says he will probably stay in the hospital for at least a week.
It's the first known health problem linked to widespread flooding in Wisconsin earlier this month. But authorities again warned that sewage plants were overwhelmed during the storms and water may be contaminated with bacteria.
Wald says the boy started vomiting three days after playing in a flooded creek near his home in Richland Center.
She says a test for E.coli 0157 was negative, but doctors think he has another, hard-to-detect strain of the bacteria.
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