ize , ▁T iff in , ▁Port age , ▁and ▁Sand us ky , ▁all ▁experienced ▁some ▁level ▁of ▁flo oding . ▁The ▁cities ▁of ▁Belle vue ▁and ▁Sh el by ▁also ▁had ▁severe ▁flo oding ▁that ▁forced ▁residents ▁from ▁their ▁homes . ▁ ▁Allen , ▁C raw ford , ▁Han cock , ▁Hard in , ▁Put nam , ▁Rich land , ▁Sen eca , ▁and ▁Wy and ot ▁count ies ▁were ▁declared ▁federal ▁dis aster ▁areas . ▁ ▁Wisconsin ▁In ▁Wisconsin , ▁Governor ▁Jim ▁Do yle ▁declared ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁three ▁count ies ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁corner ▁of ▁his ▁state ▁after ▁week end ▁ra ins ▁of ▁ten ▁to ▁twelve ▁inches ▁fell . ▁( 2 5 4 – 3 0 5   mm ). ▁More ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁homes ▁were ▁flo oded ▁in ▁the ▁C raw ford ▁County ▁communities ▁of ▁G ays ▁M ills ▁and ▁Sold iers ▁Gro ve , ▁each ▁with ▁about ▁ 6 0 0 ▁to ▁ 6 4 0 ▁residents . ▁ ▁A ▁mud slide ▁pushed ▁one ▁house ▁onto ▁state ▁Highway ▁ 3 5 ▁in ▁Vern on ▁County . ▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁$ 4 8   mill ion ▁in ▁damage ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁Wisconsin ▁count ies . ▁Columbia , ▁C raw ford , ▁D ane , ▁Grant , ▁Green , ▁Iowa , ▁Jefferson , ▁Ken os ha , ▁La ▁C ros se , ▁R ac ine , ▁Rich land , ▁Rock , ▁Sau k ,