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Wisconsin Flood Victims Still Hurting Save Email Print
Posted: 10:03 PM Aug 17, 2008
Last Updated: 10:03 PM Aug 17, 2008

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Farmers and property owners in Spring Green are still struggling months after severe storms and flooding ravaged southern Wisconsin. Half of Jerry Sprecher's 500 acres are still under water. He figures he lost the $110,000 he put into the land before the flood, along with about $180,000 in corn he can't raise. Still, Sprecher's story isn't the worst in Sauk County, where many have lost homes or have ponds where there were once farm fields. Denny Milanovic is still pumping water from the basement of his Prairie House Motel. It doesn't matter much -- the water table is above the basement and water just flows back in. Sauk County emergency management officials say damage to agriculture, homes and businesses there is about $70 million.

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WEDNESDAY: Cloudy skies, a few periods of light snow. Accumulations generally less than an inch. High: 26°/FALLING PM

THURSDAY: Generous sunshine, temperatures slide a bit. High: 24°

FRIDAY: Increasing clouds, breezy from the SW, milder. Light rain or snow developing very late in the day or at night. Sleet at night too? High: 36°

SATURDAY: A few flurries early in the day, otherwise partly sunny, breezy, and significantly colder. High: 19°

SUNDAY: Plentiful sunshine, temps still a bit below normal. High: 25°

MONDAY: Partly cloudy, a flurry or two? High: 27°

TUESDAY: Mainly sunny, colder once again. High: 21°

METEOROLOGIST MARK HENDERSON