Between 40 and 60 FEMA staff will be deployed to southeastern Wisconsin, according to the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management.

FEMA is expected to perform a damage assessment, the next step toward a presidential disaster declaration that would authorize federal aid.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will arrive in Wisconsin on Thursday, according to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.

Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency are expected in Southeast Wisconsin this week to begin assessing the damage first-hand from last weekend's historic flooding as local and state officials ask for a federal disaster declaration. Local municipalities are first completing their own damage assessments.

Gov. Tony Evers is asking the Trump administration for FEMA assistance as Milwaukee and other areas continue to recover from the weekend’s historic flooding.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers asked FEMA to move forward with steps toward providing federal aid after historic flooding in the Milwaukee area.

Add the Milwaukee Common Council to the list of Wisconsin officials asking President Donald Trump and FEMA administrators to declare the Aug. 9-10 rainstorms a natural disaster and provide federal aid.

The City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) is advising of available shelter options ahead of forecasted severe weather.