Sauk County, already awash in floodwaters, was pounded by more torrential rains late Thursday afternoon, adding to the rushing currents causing problems with highways, bridges and dams throughout the region.

Most pressing in the late afternoon was the washout of a section of Highway 12 between Baraboo and Sauk City near the Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Traffic in both directions slowed to a crawl as  floodwaters coursed across the highway and  crumbled pavement in some spots.

The Original Wisconsin Ducks were called into action, helping rescue people from homes and businesses in Baraboo. The World War II-era amphibious vehicles each can carry about 20 people.