Heavy rain shut down 20 Sheboygan intersections during height of Tuesday storm

SHEBOYGAN -- Heavy rain soaked the City of Sheboygan and surrounding areas north of metro Milwaukee early in the day on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Sewer drains were clogged with leaves and debris -- and Sheboygan Department of Public Works crews were out to relieve some of that pressure on the streets.

A FOX6 News viewer shared a picture from Sheboygan that showed the streets looked more like little rivers.

Flooded streets in Sheboygan

The streets superintendent in Sheboygan said that during the peak of the storm Tuesday morning, roughly 20 intersections in the city flooded.

Jason Blasiola

"You're not supposed to be putting your leaves in the street," said Jason Blasiola. "Quite a few of them were people putting their leaves in the street and the catch basins were clogged from the leaves. We came and unclogged them."

Blasiola urged residents to wait to put their leaves in the street until Oct. 14 -- when the city's leaf collection was set to begin.