Contact: dmawempio@widma.gov
For Immediate Release
Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin State Emergency Operations Center continues to support response efforts following severe storms and flooding this past week.
The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) remains in contact with county and tribal emergency managers across the state as they conduct response and recovery efforts. Currently, the SEOC has received 38 resource requests to support response efforts. Those requests include:
- Personnel to support sandbagging efforts.
- Sandbag filling systems.
- GIS and personnel to assist with damage assessments.
The SEOC is currently elevated to a Level 2, and is coordinating resources and support with several state and nongovernmental partners including:
- Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs.
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
- Salvation Army.
- American Red Cross.
The SEOC urges everyone impacted by this disaster to continue receiving updates from local officials and utilize 2-1-1 Wisconsin to connect with resources or referrals for service to assist with cleanup or recovery.
Additional recovery resources can be found at https://readywisconsin.wi.gov/april-2026-severe-storms-and-flooding/.
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