Totals: Heavy rain soaks southern Wisconsin; western Dane County hit hardest
MILWAUKEE -- Soaking rain poured on southern Wisconsin late Monday, Aug. 20 through Tuesday morning -- and the National Weather Service is reporting its first rainfall totals of this latest storm. They are listed below (totals are noted in inches and may be updated later):
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) noted online -- to reduce the risk of basement backups in the Milwaukee area, they started a combined sewer overflow around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 20.