Flooding Closes Parkway In Greenfield

GREENFIELD, WI — Heavy rains over Sunday and into Monday have left parts of some communities a soggy, waterlogged mess.

In Greenfield, police have closed of a part of the Root River Parkway due to flooding.

"Even if your SUV or truck is super, super sweet don’t drive through the barricades and into the water because it’s gonna get stuck. This actually is moving water and doesn’t take much to kill your traction," Greenfield Police said Monday morning.

According to the National Weather Service, the Greenfield area saw nearly four inches of rain in a 24-hour period Sunday into early Monday.