Flooding-related announcements, road closures in Northeast Wisconsin

FRIDAY, APRIL 17 UPDATES

The following highways are closed because of flooding:

Manitowoc County

State Highway 147 between county highways V and VV

Outagamie County

State Highway 76 between State Highway 54 and County Highway S
State Highway 76 between State Highway 54 and County Highway D
State Highway 54 between State Highway 47 and County Highway M

Outagamie and Shawano counties

State Highway 187 between state highways 54 and 156

Outagamie and Waupaca counties

State Highway 54 between Jeanne Street and Madden Road

Waupaca County

State Highway 22/110 between County Road BB and County Highway B

Click here for a map of highway closures

The city of New London is seeking volunteers to help fill sandbags. Volunteers should go to the Werner Allen entrance of Hatten Park and bring gloves and shovels.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 16 UPDATES

New London officials are seeking volunteers to fill, tie and stack sandbags. Volunteers should go to the front of Hatten Stadium and bring gloves and a shovel. An evacuation order was issued for most of the city and parts of the town of Mukwa.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 UPDATES

Evacuation notices have been issued for

Shiocton

Large scale evacuation for all Shiocton residents issued until further notice.
Residents in the Village limits should evacuate by 3:00 p.m. April 15, 2026.
There is an emergency shelter set up via the Red Cross at the Black Creek Community Center 507 S. Maple St.

Weyauwega

Residents in areas near Guth Rd, Kurth Dr, Deer Haven Rd, Ona Pines Rd, County Rd F close to Gills landing you are in the threatened area and are being asked to evacuate again (Wednesday, April 15)
Conditions have changed, and the situation continues to evolve. Even if you returned home after the last notice, you should prepare to leave immediately.

New London officials are asking residents to help create more sandbags, as the city’s stock of premade ones has been depleted. Volunteers should park on Werner Allen, enter through the yard waste/brush gate and follow the path to the municipal garage.

Village of Nichols officials are asking residents to help fill sandbags at the fire station.

Shiocton officials say water is continuing to rise in the village and surrounding areas. Several streets are closed because of high water. Officials are asking residents to help fill sandbags at the fire hall.

Manawa officials are asking residents to help fill sandbags at the wastewater treatment plant in an effort to prevent it from being overtaken.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Heavy rain overnight leads to flooding in many areas of Northeast Wisconsin.

The National Weather Service in Green Bay issued a Flash Flood Warning for an imminent failure of the Big Falls Dam on the Little Wolf River below the dam. This is in north-central Waupaca County. If you are in low lying areas near or below this dam, they shared, move to higher ground immediately. The warning is valid until 4:15 PM on Tuesday, April 14.

Nearly four inches of rain overnight caused serious flooding in Clintonville, prompting officials to prepare evacuations as they monitor conditions upstream. Clintonville schools canceled classes Tuesday.

Sandbags and sand are available in the parking lot of the Clintonville Library parking lot and at the Embarrass, WI Volunteer Fire Department.

Learn more about road closures and flooding issues in the Clintonville area

New London officials are informing residents along the Little Wolf River in the town of Mukwa to evacuate immediately and move to higher ground. Weyauwega officials are urging residents along the Wolf to do the same.

In Outagamie County, the Shiocton Bovina fire department will meet at the fire hall at 3 PM on April 14 to fill sandbags.

Emergency officials in Nichols shared of multiple road closures due to flooding concerns.

Cicero Rd. between Krull Rd. and HWY 47
Krull Rd. between Cicero Rd. and HWY F
HWY F from Krull Rd. to Grandy Rd.
Newland Rd. between State Rd. and Grandy Rd.
Grandy Rd. From Newland Rd. to State Rd.

City officials in Neenah and Menasha also warned residents of flooding concerns.

In Brown County, Green Bay school bus routes were impacted by flooding.

Photo courtesy Suamico Fire Department

Learn more about the routes impacted

In the Village of Suamico, many roads are closed and/or have standing water. The Suamico Fire Department also responded to a residential emergency in the 3700 block of Stream Road where rising floodwaters threatened the safety of three occupants inside a home.

Officials statewide remind drivers to “Turn Around, Don’t Drown” and never drive around the barriers blocking a flooded road.

Avoid walking or driving through standing water
Watch for road closures and detours
Keep an eye on local alerts and weather updates
Be prepared for rapidly changing conditions