I-94 Westbound re-opens; DOT hands out Prozac to freeway haters

A single lane each way in Johnson Creek is now open.

Just be patient out there.

Flood updates

WISN.com has a county-by-county flood update. The good news is that all roads and bridges are open again in the city of Waukesha.

Where's Jim Doyle?

This weekend is the Democratic State Convention in Steven's Point. Given the overnight thunderstorms, I thought the governor's staff might need to get in touch with him in a hurry. So as a helpful service in the public interest of the Wigderson Library & Pub, here is a map of the governor's likely locations this morning and the phone numbers.

After all, anything I can do to help.

Rare audio from the governor's golf outing

One of my spies managed to catch this audio moment from the governor's golf outing Tuesday.

Flooding closes roads in Waukesha

Closed roads in Waukesha:
Waukesha Closed Roads:

Barstow from Corrina to Bank closed
Corrina from Buckley to Barstow closed
Main St at West blocked to Wisconsin
Madison from St Paul to Bank st closed (Bank st also
barricaded)
St Paul from Maria to Albert closed
Silvernail between Grandview and Bluemound barricaded
Northview between Emslie and N University barricaded
Sunset at Fox River Pkwy barricaded (Sunset and Fox River Pkwy
both unpassable)
Fox River Pkwy at Davis- standing water
Fox River Pkwy at Lambeth- standing water
Fox River Pkwy blocked from Hwy 59 to Foxwood Trl.
Fox River at Haymarket- standing water
W. St.Paul Ave is closed at S. Moreland Blvd for all Northbound traffic.
Roads Closed in Brookfield:

North Ave – CLOSED Derrin ln. to Barker Rd.
Barker Rd. – CLOSED- River Rd to Capitol Dr.
Barker Rd. – CLOSED – North ave to Gebhardt Rd.
Hackberry – CLOSED- East of Moorland
River Rd. – CLOSED- Barker Rd. to Brookfield Rd.
Traffic Signals – Moorland/Hackberry – out, stop signs out
Traffic Signals – Capitol Dr. at Barker Rd. out, stop signs out
Springdale Rd – CLOSED Southbound at North ave.
Burlawn Pkwy – CLOSED- Cardinal to Old Lantern
Barker Rd CLOSED – Larkspur (TOB) to Industry
Enterprise Rd –CLOSED – west from Gebhardt, many businesses closed

WTMJ reporting a dam has broken in Lake Delton

Possibly some homes have been swept into the lake.

Update! 12:22 PM WTMJ is reporting three homes have been washed away into the Wisconsin River. Four to six homes are at risk.

Anyway we can stop this stuff from running off?

The mayor wants water? According to the Spring City Chronicle,

Mayor Larry’s house has two feet of water in the basement, according to the mayor. As for me, I got a little water in the basement, but not even deep enough to measure.

Hopefully there isn't any permanent damage to the mayor's home. We seem to have been spared, mostly. Unfortunately, the city is taking it hard. According to the SCC:

I just saw the very first City of Waukesha Emergency Alert System in operation on the TV. The city is advising people to stay out of downtown because of flooding. The bridges on Madison and Barstow are closed, not because there is water on them, but because the river has come within inches of the road. Here’s the Freeman article. Here’s a report with video from WTMJ.

I drove around downtown last evening and the flooding drew more people downtown than the last Art Crawl. Gawkers. Lookie-loos. Main St. where it meets West Avenue was flooded. Bethesda Park was flooded, but it’s always flooded. I was trying to see how close the water was coming to the new condos being constructed at Wisconsin and St. Paul Avenue, but I couldn’t see and didn’t stop. Frame Park looked fine, there were a lot of people there, too.

Arcadian has been having water issues right where Al Kropp wants to land his helicopter. The lovely Doreen from Waukesha plowed through it Saturday night in the van. I avoided it with my little car.

Unfortunately, more rain is coming.

I hate Y3

Could be worse. Could be KO.

This doesn't look good

And the ark is only half complete...

A sign of Spring?

Geese were spotted flying north over the Madison isthmus.
But then... reality sets in.

I found the reason for all of the closings

We're running out of road salt and sand. The Spring City Chronicle blames bloggers who whine about the lousy snow removal in this city.

I blame President Bush and the lack of mass transit options.

Has the National Guard been called out yet?

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Attention Town of Brookfield

Meanwhile, for those of you hiding from the storms in your basement, the Red Cross has "Disaster Preparedness Coloring Books" to entertain your children. I guess it beats watching The Wizard of Oz.

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We interrupt this blogging vacation

Blogging live from the Wigderson Severe Weather Bunker where we're hunkered down with our canned goods and bottled water. We've just come upstairs to confirm, yes it's true, no rain to report as of yet. But we understand Homeland Security is standing on alert in case we need to evacuate. Also standing by is the Kropp helicopter ready to fly relief missions in case Poplar Creek overflows its banks.

In the meantime...


I just have one question for Bette Lang in Stevens Point. Aren't the schools what you use for emergency shelters?

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