Menomonee River flooding leaves Wauwatosa residents with underwater backyards

The weekend storms brought flooding to areas all across Southeastern Wisconsin, including to Wauwatosa and the Menomonee River. That level of flooding is something neighbors say hasn’t happened in their recent memory.

“I graduated from Tosa East in 1984, and I’ve never seen anything like this. This is wild,” Brandon Tessmer said.

The flooding in Wauwatosa reached an intense level with parts of the Menomonee River Parkway underwater for hundreds of feet.

For residents living near the river, the situation has been surreal as floodwaters transformed their properties…

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