LAKE DELTON, Wis. — Engineers and National Guard teams examined dams across this storm-deluged state Tuesday looking for damage from the high water that led to the major collapse that nearly emptied Lake Delton.
The huge breach in an embankment holding back Lake Delton released a torrent that washed away three houses and a stretch of highway. The weekend’s storm also displaced thousands of Indiana residents and was blamed for 15 deaths in the Midwest and elsewhere.
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle said the Federal Emergency Management Agency would have teams in the state today to help assess flood damage.
The weekend downpours also created flooding concerns along the Mississippi River. The National Weather Service on Tuesday predicted crests of 10 feet above flood stage and higher over the next two weeks at places including Hannibal, Mo., and Quincy and Grafton, Ill. Most of the towns are protected by levees, but outlying areas could be flooded.
