MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee County was under a state of emergency Sunday as several roads were blocked off and neighbors impacted by flooding tried to salvage what's left after what's being called a historic rainfall.

Officials warned the threat was not over yet as the area remained under a flood warning.

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The city of Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs were still trying to dry out Sunday night after getting hit with more than a foot of water from a historic rainfall that caused flash flooding, taking many by surprise.

"I slept in the basement like right next to the sump pump making sure that it was working and turning on," Wauwatosa resident Bill Suechting said.

Suechting lives near the Menomonee River, which after Saturday's night

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