Highway 21 at Jackson Avenue in Omro is blocked because of flooding. The DOT has an alternate route set up.
The Fox River near Omro is expected to crest later this week but for now people there continue to deal with rising water from the recent snow melt.
There’s a sense of urgency as people like Mark Zinecker pitch in to fill sand bags knowing that the Fox River poses a threat to his entire neighborhood.
So far the city has gone through several hundred sandbags and yesterday Winnebago County crews dropped off about 5,000 more as a precaution.
