{"id":2473054,"date":"2025-08-10T14:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T18:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-a-foot-of-rain-slams-milwaukee-overnight-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T14:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T18:43:38","slug":"nearly-a-foot-of-rain-slams-milwaukee-overnight-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-a-foot-of-rain-slams-milwaukee-overnight-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly a foot of rain slams Milwaukee overnight &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnearly-a-foot-of-rain-slams-milwaukee-overnight-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473054&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A severe rainstorm dumped nearly a foot of rain on Milwaukee overnight, causing significant flooding that left cars and people stranded from Saturday night into Sunday morning. The heavy rainfall forced an early closure of the State Fair on Saturday, which remained closed for its final day on Sunday. Even tho American Family Field,home to the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team,was not directly flooded,several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-america-bold-billionaire-offers-1-million-bounty-for-dominions-eric-coomers-comeuppance\/\" title=\"WAKE UP AMERICA! Bold Billionaire Offers  Million Bounty for Dominion\u2019s, Eric Coomer\u2019s Comeuppance\">parking lots<\/a> and access routes to the Sunday&#8217;s game against the New York Mets where submerged and closed. Meteorologists reported some areas of Milwaukee received over 12 inches of rain within 18 hours, with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >amounts exceeding 14 inches northwest<\/a> of the city. The National Weather Service warned that more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-winter-weather-heading-toward-west-coast\/\" title=\"More winter weather heading toward West Coast\">heavy rain<\/a> was expected, predicting an additional 1 to 2 inches and maintaining a Flood Watch through early Monday morning.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nearly a foot of rain slams Milwaukee overnight<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2200302\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/natural-disasters\" title=\"\">Flooding<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Milwaukee<\/a> area left cars and people stranded Saturday night into Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>It led to an early closure to the State Fair on Saturday, and the fair did not open for its final day Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3495803\/vance-california-way-more-house-seats-illegal-immigrants\/\">Vance says California has &#8216;way more&#8217; House seats than it should because of illegal immigrants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3495782\/trump-says-dc-homeless-must-move-out-immediately-in-announcing-press-conference\/\">Trump says DC homeless must &lsquo;move out immediately&rsquo; in announcing press conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3495771\/tony-gonzales-demonizing-ice-agents-1000-percent-increase-attacks\/\">Texas Republican warns against &#8216;demonizing&#8217; ICE agents, claiming &#8216;1,000% increase&#8217; in attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Nearby American Family Field was not directly impacted by flooding but several parking lots and routes to the Sunday afternoon game between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/baseball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brewers and New York Mets<\/a> were flooded and closed.<\/p>\n<p>The Brewers were going for their ninth consecutive win in the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3493156\/midwest-lawmakers-complaint-smoke-canadian-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MIDWEST LAWMAKERS FILE COMPLAINT OVER SMOKE FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WxBrendan\/status\/1954555462239568171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Local meteorologists showed<\/a>&nbsp;that some areas of the city saw more than 12 inches of rain in an 18-hour span with some showing more than&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SamKuffelWx\/status\/1954524017484050891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">14 inches<\/a>&nbsp;of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-teenagers-found-shot-dead-in-arizona-national-forest\/\" title=\"Two Teenagers Found Shot Dead in Arizona National Forest\">rain northwest<\/a> of the city.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;More heavy rainfall is expected today,&rdquo; the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NWSMilwaukee\/status\/1954501342145253859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Weather Service office in Milwaukee<\/a>&nbsp;said. &ldquo;An additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall are expected today, with locally higher amounts where thunderstorms linger and train. 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