LA CROSSE (AP) - Wisconsin is getting a soaking from rare December rainfall.
The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for southwestern, south-central, southeastern and northeastern Wisconsin as a slug of rain pushes northward into Wisconsin from the central U.S.
In southwest Wisconsin, the weather service says nearly 4 inches of rain already had fallen on Viroqua by Sunday morning, and it was still raining. Another 1 to 2.5 inches of rain is possible through Monday afternoon.
The weather service says up to 2.6 inches of rain could fall along and northwest of a line from Janesville to Sheboygan.
Besides the rain, Wisconsin also seeing balmy weather for mid-December. Milwaukee broke a record high at 10 a.m. Sunday when the temperature reached 59 degrees. The previous record of 58 was set in 1975.
The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for southwestern, south-central, southeastern and northeastern Wisconsin as a slug of rain pushes northward into Wisconsin from the central U.S.
In southwest Wisconsin, the weather service says nearly 4 inches of rain already had fallen on Viroqua by Sunday morning, and it was still raining. Another 1 to 2.5 inches of rain is possible through Monday afternoon.
The weather service says up to 2.6 inches of rain could fall along and northwest of a line from Janesville to Sheboygan.
Besides the rain, Wisconsin also seeing balmy weather for mid-December. Milwaukee broke a record high at 10 a.m. Sunday when the temperature reached 59 degrees. The previous record of 58 was set in 1975.