MONROE - Some river flooding will continue for a few days across southern Wisconsin.
The National Weather Service in Sullivan issued a flood warning early Thursday night and again Friday morning.
Heavy rainfall Thursday caused some rivers across Lafayette, Green and Rock counties to approach or exceed flood stage.
Area rivers most affected include the Sugar River at Brodhead.
Rain was so fast and heavy yesterday afternoon, Green County Highway Commissioner Dallas Cecil said he received several calls of high water on roads. Cecil said he had three patrols out from 6 to 9 p.m. putting up warning signs and clearing drainage tubes.
By 11 p.m., rain on the roads had turned to ice.
"It was nasty," Cecil said. "It froze up fast and broke hard."
A mixture of rain, snow and sleet in some places across the area left a coating of glazed ice on roads, causing some vehicles to get "stuck" going up hills.
Green County road crews were out from 11 p.m. Thursday until 5:30 a.m. today.
Crews returned to the roads again at 7 a.m. today, and Cecil said the state and county roads were "decent."
Lafayette County Commissioner Tom Jean had the same situation.
"Everyone was out late," he said of road crews.
Jean said roads froze so fast that he called state crews out at 10 p.m. and county crews less than an hour later.
They were out until 4:30 a.m. laying down salt chip mix.
Jean said the high winds overnight helped to dry the roads "somewhat."
Lafayette County had several roads with standing water.
"In Darlington township, I shut down Roller Coaster Road and Wildcat Road," Jean said. "And I still have about three or four spots with standing water."
While southern Wisconsin was dealing with rain and freezing roadways Thursday, a snowstorm canceled events across central and northern Wisconsin, including dozens of high school basketball playoff games.
In the northeast, the Marinette County Sheriff's Department advised people to stay off the roads as a half a foot or more of snow fell through the evening.
Stevens Point was among the cities declaring a snow emergency to make it easier to keep streets plowed.
The National Weather Service blamed a strong low pressure system tracking across southern Lake Michigan for bringing in the moisture and setting off the precipitation.
Colder air moving in behind the low sent temperatures dropping. Highs Friday are expected to range from around 10 in the northwest to the upper 20s in the southeast, and the chilly conditions should continue through the weekend.
- The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The National Weather Service in Sullivan issued a flood warning early Thursday night and again Friday morning.
Heavy rainfall Thursday caused some rivers across Lafayette, Green and Rock counties to approach or exceed flood stage.
Area rivers most affected include the Sugar River at Brodhead.
Rain was so fast and heavy yesterday afternoon, Green County Highway Commissioner Dallas Cecil said he received several calls of high water on roads. Cecil said he had three patrols out from 6 to 9 p.m. putting up warning signs and clearing drainage tubes.
By 11 p.m., rain on the roads had turned to ice.
"It was nasty," Cecil said. "It froze up fast and broke hard."
A mixture of rain, snow and sleet in some places across the area left a coating of glazed ice on roads, causing some vehicles to get "stuck" going up hills.
Green County road crews were out from 11 p.m. Thursday until 5:30 a.m. today.
Crews returned to the roads again at 7 a.m. today, and Cecil said the state and county roads were "decent."
Lafayette County Commissioner Tom Jean had the same situation.
"Everyone was out late," he said of road crews.
Jean said roads froze so fast that he called state crews out at 10 p.m. and county crews less than an hour later.
They were out until 4:30 a.m. laying down salt chip mix.
Jean said the high winds overnight helped to dry the roads "somewhat."
Lafayette County had several roads with standing water.
"In Darlington township, I shut down Roller Coaster Road and Wildcat Road," Jean said. "And I still have about three or four spots with standing water."
While southern Wisconsin was dealing with rain and freezing roadways Thursday, a snowstorm canceled events across central and northern Wisconsin, including dozens of high school basketball playoff games.
In the northeast, the Marinette County Sheriff's Department advised people to stay off the roads as a half a foot or more of snow fell through the evening.
Stevens Point was among the cities declaring a snow emergency to make it easier to keep streets plowed.
The National Weather Service blamed a strong low pressure system tracking across southern Lake Michigan for bringing in the moisture and setting off the precipitation.
Colder air moving in behind the low sent temperatures dropping. Highs Friday are expected to range from around 10 in the northwest to the upper 20s in the southeast, and the chilly conditions should continue through the weekend.
- The Associated Press contributed to this report.