Rising waters flood parts of Green Bay

Rising waters flood parts of Green Bay

EAST SHORE DRIVEIS CLOSED RIGHTNOW ... AS WELL ASNORTH IRWIN STREETTO NICOLET DRIVE.SOME RESIDENTSARE NOW ... STUCK INTHEIR HOMES.LET'S GO LIVE TOCAMERON MORELANDRIGHT NOW ... WITHTHE LATEST ON THEFORECAST ........THE WIND AND RAINWILL CONTINUE AGAINAT TIMES THROUGHTHE NIGHT.

LOWSWILL BE AROUND 40WITH LOCALIZEDLAKEFRONT AND BAYFLOODING POSSIBLEIN THE EVENING ASTHE WINDS TURNNNW A BIT.SHOWERS MAYCONTINUE INTOTHURSDAY MORNINGWITH DECREASINGCLOUD COVER BY THEAFTERNOON OREVENING.WE'LL GET NICE ANDWARM INTO THEWEEKEND WITHHIGHS IN THE 60S ANDCLOSE TO 70 INSPOTS.ALONG THE BAY OFGREEN BAY...FROM OCONTO TOBROWN COUNTIES...FLOODING WAS APROBLEM TODAY.HIGH WINDS... ANDRECORD SETTINGWATER LEVELS INLAKE MICHIGAN...FORCED RIVERSACROSS THEREGION... TO BREAKTHEIR BANKS...NBC26'S ERIC CRESTHAS THE DETAILS...WEDNESDAYEMERGENCYRESOURCES ACROSSTHE GREEN BAYFOCUSED THEIREFFORTS... ON FLASHFLOODING..."WE'RE WORKINGWITH THE FIREDEPARTMENT ANDEMERGENCYOPERATIONS CENTERAND OTHERDEPARTMENTS LIKED-P-W TO REALLYDEVELOP THE BESTRESPONSE FOR THECITY."CURRENTLY LAKEMICHIGAN WATERLEVELS STAND ATABOUT A FOOT HIGERTHAN LAST YEAR ATTHIS TIME... AND ONWEDNESDAY... WITHCONSISTENT 20-30MILE PER HOURWINDS... OFTENACCOMPANIED BY 45MILE PER HOURGUSTS... THE LAKEWATER IS BEINGFORCED... INTONEARBY RIVERS..."THE HARDEST HITAREAS ARE THEAREAS AROUND THEFOX RIVER, THESHORE LINES, THERESIDENTS ANDBUSINESSES AROUNDTHE SHORELINE.

EASTRIVER AND NICOLETTEDRIVE IS A HARD HITAREA."ROAD CLOSURES ANDSTANDING WATERACROSS GREEN BAY...FORCED MANYDRIVERS TO FINDALTERNATIVE ROUTESTHROUGH TOWN....BUT BY MIDAFTERNOON... SOMERESIDENTS ALONGEAST SHORE DRIVE...NEAR THE BAY BEACHAMUSEMENT PARK...FOUND THEMSELVESSTUCK... IN THEIRHOMES..."HOME EVACUATIONSARE CURRENTLYBEING DONE BY THEFIRE DEPARTMENT.WE HAVE OFFICIALSMONITORINGSEVERAL LOCATIONSTHROUGHOUT THECITY WORKING VERYCLOSELY WITH THEFIRE DEPARTMENT TOMAKE SURE THATEVERYBODY IS TAKENCARE OF."AND WHILE THOSE OFTHE FRONT LINES OFTHE FLOOD SAY APLAN IS IN PLACE...AND PREVIOUSFLOODS HAVEHELPED THEMPREPARE FOR THIS...THEY ALSO HOPINGTHAT MOTHERNATURE... WILL GIVEUS ALL A BREAK...FROM WHAT WASALREADY ASTRESSFUL TIME..."AS WE PROGRESSTHROUGH THIS WE'RECONSTANTLYMONITORING THEWEATHER.SPECIFICALLY THEWIND.

WE BELIEVEAROUND SIX O'CLOCKTHIS EVENING THEWIND SHOULDDECREASE TOAPPROXIMATELY 20-30MILES PER HOUR ANDTHEN HOPEFULLY THEWATER WILL RECEDESLOWLY AT THATTIME."IN GREEN BAY... ERICCREST NBC26CITY LEADERS SAYTHEY ANTICIPATE THECURRENTCONDITIONS... TOCONTINUE INTOTHURSDAY.NOW TO THE LATESTON THE