Contact: dmawempio@widma.gov
For Immediate Release
Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin State Emergency Operations Center will be moving to Level 3 operations after severe storms and flooding impacted the state on April 13. The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) will remain in contact with county and tribal emergency managers across the state as they focus recovery efforts.
The SEOC has four elevation levels. On April 14, the SEOC was elevated from Level 4 to Level 2, which is the second highest elevation level. During Level 2 operations, the SEOC supported any resource or support requests coming from county or tribal emergency managers.
During Level 2 operations, the SEOC received 53 resource requests. A majority of requests were to support sandbagging efforts in various counties.
Resources and support were coordinated with several state and nongovernmental partners including:
- Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs.
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
- Salvation Army.
- American Red Cross.
On Tuesday, April 28, the SEOC will move from Level 2 to Level 3 operations, which will provide enhanced levels of monitoring and support during the recovery process. To learn more about the SEOC level, visit https://wem.wi.gov/about-us/.
The SEOC urges everyone impacted by this disaster to continue receiving updates from local officials and utilize 2-1-1 Wisconsin to report damage or connect with resources or referrals for service to assist with cleanup or recovery.
Additional recovery resources can be found at https://readywisconsin.wi.gov/april-2026-severe-storms-and-flooding/.
