Waterlogged

Numerous roads are closed and residents along the Rock River are bracing for flooding after heavy rain last weekend raised river levels at a rapid rate, setting them on pace to possibly reach record levels.

The dams at Upper Spring Lake near Palmyra and at the Cushman Millpond washed out over the last two days.

In Jefferson, officials were asking residents to use less water as the city’s sewage treatment facility reaches capacity.

Pictured above, volunteers and firefighters build a sandbag barrier around Barbara Congdon’s East Sherman Avenue home in Fort Atkinson this morning after two to three feet of water made its way into her basement and garage.