FEMA officials will be on the ground in Wisconsin on Thursday to assess the historic flooding damage. So far, staff at 211 have taken more than 16,000 damage reports in Milwaukee County.To date, county officials said they conducted their own assessment at nearly 3,

Between 40 and 60 FEMA staff will be deployed to southeastern Wisconsin, according to the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management.

Gov. Tony Evers is asking the Trump administration for FEMA assistance as Milwaukee and other areas continue to recover from the weekend’s historic flooding.

Add the Milwaukee Common Council to the list of Wisconsin officials asking President Donald Trump and FEMA administrators to declare the Aug. 9-10 rainstorms a natural disaster and provide federal aid.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers asked FEMA to move forward with steps toward providing federal aid after historic flooding in the Milwaukee area.

The City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) is advising of available shelter options ahead of forecasted severe weather.

Milwaukee is continuing to recover from record-breaking flooding, with federal help up in the air, and neighbors relying on each other.