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Some Appleton residents evacuated during flash flooding
![Residents are evactuated from their homes along N. Viola Street by the Appleton Fire Department during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PAPN/74312979007-apc-flooding-0705240389-djp.jpg?width=660&height=430&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Residents are evactuated from their homes along N. Viola Street by the Appleton Fire Department during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin![A woman is assisted by officials after getting her car stuck in high waters along E. Service Rd., during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PAPN/74312966007-apc-flooding-0705240117-djp.jpg?width=660&height=421&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A woman is assisted by officials after getting her car stuck in high waters along E. Service Rd., during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin![A City of Appleton employee tries to unclog a manhole along N. Viola Street during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PAPN/74312959007-apc-flooding-0705240185-djp.jpg?width=660&height=401&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A City of Appleton employee tries to unclog a manhole along N. Viola Street during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin![A resident checks out the water level along N. Viola Street during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PAPN/74312970007-apc-flooding-0705240267-djp.jpg?width=660&height=438&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A resident checks out the water level along N. Viola Street during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin![Residents assess the situation along N. Beechwood Ct., during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PAPN/74312964007-apc-flooding-0705240017-djp.jpg?width=660&height=463&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Residents assess the situation along N. Beechwood Ct., during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin![Kou and Youa Vang are evactuated from their home along N. Viola Street by the Appleton Fire Department during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PAPN/74312976007-apc-flooding-0705240292-djp.jpg?width=660&height=448&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Kou and Youa Vang are evactuated from their home along N. Viola Street by the Appleton Fire Department during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin![Residents assess the high water situation along N. Viola St., during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PAPN/74312981007-apc-flooding-0705240498-djp.jpg?width=660&height=484&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Residents assess the high water situation along N. Viola St., during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin![Residents are evactuated from their homes along N. Viola Street by the Appleton Fire Department during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PAPN/74312980007-apc-flooding-0705240423-djp.jpg?width=660&height=447&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Residents are evactuated from their homes along N. Viola Street by the Appleton Fire Department during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin![Battalion Chief Doug Vrechek, center, updates Mayor Jake Woodford, right, along E. Pershing Street during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PAPN/74312974007-apc-flooding-0705240629-djp.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Battalion Chief Doug Vrechek, center, updates Mayor Jake Woodford, right, along E. Pershing Street during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin![Children ride their bikes along flooded sidewalks on N. Elmwood Ct., during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PAPN/74312968007-apc-flooding-0705240536-djp.jpg?width=660&height=451&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Children ride their bikes along flooded sidewalks on N. Elmwood Ct., during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin![A car is abandoned along E. Pershing Street during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PAPN/74312978007-apc-flooding-0705240470-djp.jpg?width=660&height=437&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A car is abandoned along E. Pershing Street during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin![A youth rides his bike in high water conditions along N. Elmwood Ct., during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/05/PAPN/74312975007-apc-flooding-0705240584-djp.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A youth rides his bike in high water conditions along N. Elmwood Ct., during flash flooding Friday, July 5, 2024, in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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