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Heavy rain fell across southern Wisconsin during the afternoon of Monday, August 14, 2023, resulting in reports of flash flooding occurring across parts of the city of Waukesha, Wisconsin. The threat of heavy rain even prompted the National Weather Service in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to issue Flash Flood Watches for parts of southern Wisconsin. The following video captures some of the flooding that was impacting travel around the city of Waukesha Monday afternoon.
Shot Description
00:00 Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding and several inches of water to pond on roadways in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The following clips show vehicles driving through at least 3-4 inches of standing water on the roadways as the heavy rain continued to fall.
00:35 Video of a roadway that was closed down by Waukesha County Public Workers after heavy rain resulted in several inches of water ponding on the roadway.
00:44 Clip of a Waukesha County Public Works truck blocking a roadway submerged in water from the heavy rain.
00:50 The next two clips show the Waukesha County Public Works truck blocking the roadway, with signs in the background saying "High Water" has heavy rain continues to fall. The second clip is a close-up of the two signs saying "High Water."
01:02 Video of a Waukesha County Public Worker moving orange construction barrels in front of the flooded roadway has Waukesha County Public Work trucks blocking the road in the background as heavy rain continues to fall.
01:14 A panning shot that shows a Waukesha County Public Works street cleaner blocking the road out of the neighborhood as the camera pans toward the flooded and closed roadway.
01:27 Video of a truck driving past the flooded roadway and driving through standing water on the other side of the median almost spraying Waukesha County Public Workers.
01:30 Video of a trash can that was blown over and surrounded by high water on the roadway from the heavy rain. The second shot is a car driving through the high water in the background and spraying water everywhere.
01:45 Two clips of Waukesha County Public Works guys surveying the flooding and coming up with a plan on how to deal with the flood waters from the heavy rains.
02:00 Panning video of the Waukesha County Public Works street cleaner leaving the scene as it drives through the flood waters on the roadway.
02:13 Waukesha County Public Works truck driving by and spraying water has heavy rain continues to fall.
02:19 A few clips of vehicles driving through several inches of standing water on the roadway in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
02:40 Video driving near East Main Street in Waukesha, Wisconsin has heavy rain continues to fall.
2:51 A couple of clips of heavy rain falling as vehicles driveby in the background spraying water.
03:00 A couple of clips of water draining as heavy to very heavy rain is falling. The second clip is of a whirl pool that forms from the heavy rain and flooding that was beginning to develop.
03:17 A medium and close shot of a sign that warns of flooding on the bike path.
03:33 Final shot of the flooding that is occurring on the bike back under the bridge from the rising river levels from the heavy rain.
SID: CJ Ziegler
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