Outagamie County declares emergency as flooding threatens homes

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) – A large sandbagging effort is underway in Outagamie County, especially in places along the Wolf and Embarrass rivers.

County Executive Tom Nelson is warning people those waterways will continue to rise heading into this weekend.

About a half dozen roads are washed out in the northern half of Outagamie County and in the Kaukauna area. Nelson signed an emergency declaration Tuesday afternoon.

Nichols among hardest hit areas

Volunteers are sandbagging areas threatened by rising water in Nichols. A number of homes, garages and other buildings have already been taking on water…

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