More than five inches of rain fell Tuesday night, spinning up at least one tornado in Sussex and leaving Menomonee Falls residents cleaning up flooded basements for the second time in less than a year.
TMJ4 News reached out to Jennifer Alvarez to check on her cat rescue, Doodle’s Ranch and Sanctuary. We first met her last August after floods left several feet of water in the sanctuary, killing two cats and forcing her to temporarily move more than 20 cats into her living spaces.
“I run downstairs and the sewer drain, the water is just pouring out,” Alvarez said.
Just four weeks ago, the sanctuary officially reopened with a brand-new water heater, furnace, and a donated washer and dryer. Last night, the water filled up the basement again.
“Now it is ruined again, and it is kind of defeating,” Alvarez said…