GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – To help Green Bay residents impacted by flooding earlier this week, a resource event was held on Friday.
A number of local organizations were at the event to guide and offer services to residents as they go through the disaster recovery process.
Residents started filed into the American Red Cross at 2 this afternoon.
American Red Cross Disaster Program Manager Nick Cluppert says the severe weather that hit the area earlier this week is beyond anything they’ve had to address locally.
“This is the first time we’ve had to do this in northeast Wisconsin related to a flood or a severe weather event,” he says.
The following organizations were in attendance:
American Red Cross of Wisconsin
Aging and Disability
Brown County Health and Human Services
Brown County Emergency Management
Salvation Army
United Way 2-1-1
Wisconsin Humane Society
Nick Cluppert gives an example of a resource that was available at the event.
“Health and Human Services department can help with proper disposal of food if their power has been out for a while and the food in their refrigerator and freezer might need to be disposed of,” he explains.
Monday night’s heavy rains caused flash flooding on the east side of the city, leading to power outages, flooded basements and homes, stranded vehicles and property damage.
One of the individuals hit hardest was David Stacey, a resident on Green Bay’s east side.
His home is believed to be a total loss and his family is searching for any help they can get. Stacey describes his current situation following the flooding.
“We’re staying at my in-law’s because we have nowhere to go, otherwise we’d be out on the streets,” he says. “We didn’t have any flood insurance and our landlord didn’t either.”
Stacey claims the flooding he witnessed earlier this week was unlike anything he’s ever seen in the area.
“It was almost up to my waist out on our front lawn,” he explains. “The entire east side looked like a pond, it was nuts.”
The Red Cross will be offering additional resources beyond Friday’s event.
“We do have clean-up kits also available at our Green Bay offices,” says Nick Cluppert.
