Boil water advisory — Menasha & Fox Crossing Menasha · Fox Crossing
Do not drink tap water without boiling it first. Low water pressure after the storm may have allowed contamination.
Bring water to a rolling boil for one full minute, then let it cool. Store it covered in a clean container.
Bottled water is safe and needs no treatment.
Boil or use bottled water for: drinking, ice, brushing teeth, washing produce, cooking, baby formula, and pet water.
Tap water is fine for showering, bathing (avoid swallowing), handwashing with soap, and laundry.
Please use less water overall — both communities are drawing from Neenah's system while local plants are down.
Keep boiling until officials announce the advisory is lifted publicly. No one will call you or hang a notice on your door.
Full guidance · Winnebago County Executive / City of Menasha briefing · updated Jul 27, 7:30 PM
10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew in Menasha & Fox Crossing Menasha · Fox Crossing
Stay off the streets overnight. Streetlights are out and downed lines, gas leaks and debris make being outside after dark genuinely dangerous.
Be indoors between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. unless you have an emergency.
If you must go out for a medical emergency, call 911 first — do not simply drive into a dark damage zone.
Do not walk or drive through damaged blocks after dark. Streetlights are out and downed conductors are invisible at night.
The curfew also gives utility and rescue crews room to work without traffic.
If you are displaced and have nowhere to be by 10 p.m., go to the shelter at Christ the Rock Community Church, W6254 US-10.
Full guidance · Winnebago County Executive Gordon Hintz / Menasha Mayor Austin Hammond · updated Jul 27, 7:30 PM
Treat every downed wire as live All communities
Assume any fallen line is energized, even if it is not sparking, humming or moving.
Stay at least 35 feet away and keep children and pets back.
Never drive over a downed line, and never try to move one with a stick, rope or anything else.
If a line falls on your car while you are inside, stay in the car and call 911. Only get out if it catches fire — and if you must, jump clear with both feet together, never touching car and ground at once, then shuffle away.
Treat every intersection with a dark traffic signal as a four-way stop.
Report downed lines to We Energies at 800-662-4797, or 911 if someone is in immediate danger.
Full guidance · Grand Chute Police Department · updated Jul 27, 4:00 PM
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Transportation & Roads
Road closures, transit changes, fuel availability and rides to shelters or resource sites.
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511 Wisconsin — live road closures
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Official statewide closure and incident map. Check it before every trip.
Multiple semi trucks were knocked over in the storm, causing gas leaks. US 10 / State 441 is closed in both directions in Outagamie and Winnebago counties, from I-41 to Oneida Street.
Also closed: State 47 from State 114 to US 10/441, and State 114 from I-41 to Oneida Street.
Alternate routes:
Southbound State 441 is open only as far as Oneida Street. To continue south, take I-41 toward Oshkosh
On I-41 in Winnebago County you cannot access northbound State 441 or eastbound US 10 — continue north or south on I-41
For eastbound US 10, divert at I-41 north or south
State 441 remains open from Oneida Street to the north junction of I-41. Closures were expected to last through the evening rush and possibly longer — verify current status on 511 before traveling.
Local street closures — Appleton, Grand Chute, Neenah
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Many local streets are blocked by trees, lines and debris. Signals are dark — treat those as four-way stops.
More detail
Grand Chute — the southern portion was heavily impacted. Significantly affected roads include South Bluemound Drive, West Prospect Avenue, West Spencer Street, West Lawrence Street and South Lynndale Drive, along with many surrounding roadways.
Appleton — Prospect Avenue from South Bluemound Drive to Mason Street was closed. South of College Avenue, South Lynndale Drive to West Spencer Street was also shut.
Neenah — streets across the northeast section are blocked by trees and downed utility lines. Public works has been clearing with all available equipment, including snowplows.
While driving:
Treat every intersection with a dark signal as a four-way stop
Never drive over a downed power line
Avoid unnecessary travel in impacted areas — emergency vehicles need the room