MILWAUKEE -- The American Red Cross (Wisconsin) has deployed a total of 11 volunteers to Texas to support disaster relief efforts, as residents deal with flooding.
Two Red Cross volunteers left Milwaukee on Tuesday morning, November 3rd, and another six were packing their suitcases on Tuesday evening.
Two Red Cross volunteers are set to leave from General Mitchell International Airport on Wednesday morning. For one of those volunteers, this will be her first national deployment. She has been helping out in Ozaukee County for more than a year.
Two other volunteers will depart from Dane County Regional Airport, two from northwest Wisconsin, and two from northeast Wisconsin.
Texas is again preparing for another round of severe weather as more rain is forecast for this coming weekend.
The Lone Star State was battered by another series of severe storm systems this past weekend, resulting in tornadoes, flash flooding and power outages, on top of the previous rain from Hurricane Patricia almost two weeks ago.
The Red Cross said this in a statement to FOX6 News about their response in Texas: